Someone must be available to sign for the livestock order on the first delivery attempt. Once your order is placed we will contact you to arrange the best shipping date based on these criteria. Livestock is shipped Monday through Wednesday ONLY (no weekend delivery is available) weather permitting, and we reserve the right to delay shipping until conditions are appropriate for safe arrival. If one or more livestock items are in the shopping cart at checkout the $55.00 livestock shipping charge is automatically applied to your total. Livestock is packed in insulated styrofoam boxes with secure packing material and heat, cold, or Cryo packs as needed to maintain safe temperatures during transit. fish, invertebrates, coral) are shipped via FedEx Priority Overnight to the address provided at checkout for a $55.00 flat rate charge. Please allow 48 hours for processing after your order is placed. Once processed you will receive a shipment notification via email with tracking number, and delivery notification. Product is carefully packed to help prevent any damage during shipping. Purchase size is approximate.ĭry goods orders are shipped via US Postal Service or UPS to the address provided at checkout based on the selection made in your website shopping cart. Note: Your item may not look identical to the image provided due to variation within species. Proper calcium levels need to be maintained for Turbo snail shell growth. Given their size, Turbo snails can accidentally knock over unsecured coral frags. It is imperative to take time acclimating Turbo snails we suggest via drip acclimation over an hour or more. Generous live rock with some crevices will mimic the Turbo snail’s natural environment and give it space to roam. Maintaining stable water parameters is a component to the success of keeping this invertebrate snails are intolerable of high nitrates. Tank Requirements: An established, minimum aquarium size of 15 gallons is recommended to house Turbo snails. If insufficient algae is present, we recommend supplementing sheet algae or vegetable-based tablet foods to prevent starvation. They consume various algae on the glass and live rock, including hair algae. Due to seasonality, Mexican turbo snails are not collected between July and September therefore, we will not have them in stock during these months.ĭiet Requirements: Turbo snails are herbivores. We stock three types of turbo snails throughout the year: Mexican Turbo Snails, Cats Eye Turbo Snails, and Zebra Turbo Snails. Take care in observing these snails day to day, as they ocassionally fall off from the glass and cannot turn themselves back over if they are right side up. Reaching an average size of 2″, the Turbo snail has a rounded, thick shell with an iridescent interior. One word of caution though: they can and will knock over corals that are not glued down or that haven't attached yet.General Description: The Turbo Snail is extremely popular among marine hobbyists because of their reputation to clear large amounts of nuisance algae. They are fairly hardy and make a nice addition to a clean up crew.

They do sometimes come out during the day too and roam about the tank walls and live rock searching for food.

These snails get to be about 2 inches or so in size and are usually more active at night. Also, if you have fish that graze on algae such as some of the Tangs, you may want to limit the amount of snails you put in your tank. If you do have too many turbos in your tank, you can supplement the Turbo Snails diet with dried algae. Allow for 20 to 30 gallons of water per snail. Sometimes hobbyists put too many in the tank thereby starving their snails. They require calcium for their shells, so you will need sufficient calcium levels in your water. The saltwater turbo snail will continuously graze on algae and make short work of it.Įven though they are excellent as part of a clean up crew, there are a few things to keep in mind if you plan on keeping the turbo snail in your aquarium. Are you looking for something to help control the algae growing on your glass and on the live rock in your marine tank? Look no further. The Turbo Snail is one of the better algae grazers available for saltwater aquariums.