Mexican Turbo Snails

[kevin21]

If anyone has or knows a LFS that has a few let me know. I have some cotton candy algae that I am battling. Research shows Mexican turbos are the only ones that eat it.

Thanks guys!

Kevin

 

[pecan2phat]

I found some really small ones (size of a dime) at FishTown USA, Flushing NY last week. Hard to find small ones that do not plow down corals.

 

[kevin21]

Ugh that would be perfect, especially since I have a 28g. But I don't see myself going out to flushing. Wish it were closer. I'm in eastern LI.

 

[Long Island Andy]

Very difficult to get in for some reason

 

[kevin21]

Andy,

I have noticed this the past couple of years. I feel like we used to see them more often.

 

[jd371]

I'll be at Aquarium Village tomorrow and let you know if they have any if you haven't checked with them yet.

 

[kevin21]

Have not checked there, a little far. I was recently at country critters, aqua hut, tropical island, and Caribbean blue with no luck. Any one have any experience with this stuff? I am wondering what else could possibly eat it? Maybe a tuxedo urchin? Don't want to add anything that would compromise my reef though, obviously.

 

[pecan2phat]

I'd think Andy would know if AV had any in stock!

 

[Long Island Andy]

I'd think Andy would know if AV had any in stock!

none in stock I have a bunch of nice trochus though

 

[kevin21]

Hey guys,

Still looking for these. Really don't want to spend $70 on LiveAqauria for snails. If anyone sees them in any of the LFS, please let me know. I believe they are my only solution to eat some of this cotton candy algae. Manual removal is tough, as any fragments that float around the tank will latch on to the closest object and begin to grow.

 

[li_newb]

Pretty sure aqua hut had them the other day. May not have been Mexican but the tanks were full and looked like turbos.

 

[dbo005]

Yeah,think I saw 2 tanks full at aqua hut

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[kevin21]

Thanks guys, I have to check it out. They have to be mexican turbos. Regular turbos will not touch cotton candy algae. Does aqua have a phone? I think in the past they had one but it was never answered.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

No Phone there.

 

[Long Island Andy]

I spoke to my Caribbean shipper and the reason there are none around is the water in Mexico gets very warm in the summer and they are hard to acclimate . They had some this week and should start seeing them regularly

 

[kevin21]

Thanks Andy, Let me know when you guys get them in, and I will make the drive!

 

[FishyKat]

The aquarium store in New Hyde Park has them, I just saw earlier

$2.99 each

 

[Editour2]

Now that Trump is President Elect it might be even harder to get Mexican Turbos (over the wall)........LOL

 

[Bananafish]

2 days ago I was at Fish Life in S Huntington, and they had a boatload of Margaritas. Pretty sure I saw some Turbos in one of the tanks, but not 100% sure. I would call before making the trip. Turbos should be coming in soon now that the weather is cooling down there.

 

[jd371]

I was at Pets Warehouse in Carle Place yesterday and they had a tank full of Turbos. Kind of of on the small side, about the size of a nickle, but they did have a lot.