ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Turbo snail (Turbo fluctuosus)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

Turbo snail

Turbo fluctuosus · Turbinidae

Turban snail ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

A heavy-duty hair algae grazer; strong enough to bulldoze loose frags.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
5 cm (2 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
2+

ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ

ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
1.024–1.026
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
Reef ꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯌꯕ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ
ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
Reef safe but knocks over unglued frags.
ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
Peaceful.
ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
None.
ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
Needs algae or nori continuously.

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
8–12 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 1–3
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Herbivore — hair and film algae, nori when algae runs low.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Eastern Pacific and Indo-Pacific relatives
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Algae-covered rocky reef
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Cooler end of reef temperatures; stable salinity.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 2
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯈꯥ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Clownfish
Tangs
Hermits
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Pufferfish
Triggers
Wrasses that eat snails

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Not practical to sex.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Not bred at home.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Starvation in clean tanks
Copper poisoning
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

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