Species photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, via iNaturalist
Chestnut Snails (M/L)
Turbo castanea
$1.50
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From our species guide
Care at a glance
- Care levelEasy
- Reef safeYes
- TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful; smaller than most turbos, rarely topples frags
- Temperature72–78 °F
- Salinity1.023–1.025 SG
- pH8.1–8.4
- Min tank20 gallons
- Favorite foods
- Film algae / diatoms
- Hair algae (some)
- Dried seaweed (nori)
- Max size2 in (5.1 cm)
In plain words: The chestnut turbo snail is a small sea snail with a round, bumpy shell. The shell is brown like a chestnut, often with orange, red or cream spots. It lives in warm, shallow water near the United States and all through the Caribbean Sea.
