Species photo: Alberto Alcalá, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
Mexican Turbos (LG)
Turbo fluctuosus
$4.75
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From our species guide
Care at a glance
- Care levelEasy
- Reef safeYes
- TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful grazer; may bulldoze loose rocks and decor
- Temperature72–78 °F
- Salinity1.023–1.025 SG
- pH8.1–8.4
- Min tank20 gallons
- Favorite foods
- Hair algae
- Diatoms / film algae
- Dried seaweed (nori)
- Max size2 in (5.1 cm)
In plain words: The turbo snail is a big, slow snail with a round shell shaped like a turban, the kind of hat some people wrap around their heads. It comes from the coast of Mexico, where the water is warm but not too hot.
