Seen Mexican turbo snails in LFS?
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Vincerama2
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I love them! They eat everything, especially the "pink cotton candy" algae and the tougher branchy red stuff.
I get mine at Aquatic Gallery (Milpitas on Milpitas Rd, next to OSH), which still has a few in their tanks (if you can point it out to them, they'll pull it out for you!). They have some big ones (I searched for the smallest one they have).
I've had some that died right away, and others that live for more than a year. It's a matter of luck maybe? Anyway, they're about $3.
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I get mine at Aquatic Gallery (Milpitas on Milpitas Rd, next to OSH), which still has a few in their tanks (if you can point it out to them, they'll pull it out for you!). They have some big ones (I searched for the smallest one they have).
I've had some that died right away, and others that live for more than a year. It's a matter of luck maybe? Anyway, they're about $3.
V
Not so, sorry. Most, if not all (all right now) come from Baja Sur, where it's very hot, surface temps in the 90's at points. Even in winter, Baja Sur is hotter then my tank usually.
The problem with them, is their cooked while driving across the boarder, and soaked in ammonia. It's not the environment they come from, but how the came here
Vincerama2
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The "regular turbo" snails are cone shaped, like Astraea snails. In fact, if you look around everyone uses the word "turbo" on a huge variety of snails! I think in generals "turbo" came from "turban" which refers to the way the shell twists up like a turban. Although the Snail Rider 2000 did have a turbine that used the waste slime of a snail to boost the intake of the snail, thus providing extra speed on acceleration!
Mexican Turbos have the type of shell that most people associate with land snails (though tilted a bit to one side) and, like Gresham said, they are massive. Golfball sized!
Again, Aquatic Gallery had some that have been in their tanks for at least 2 months (the first time I noticed their huge shipment of them) so I'm guessing that if they are still alive there, they are well acclimated and hardy.
Otherwise, their appearance at LFS seems sporadic.
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Mexican Turbos have the type of shell that most people associate with land snails (though tilted a bit to one side) and, like Gresham said, they are massive. Golfball sized!
Again, Aquatic Gallery had some that have been in their tanks for at least 2 months (the first time I noticed their huge shipment of them) so I'm guessing that if they are still alive there, they are well acclimated and hardy.
Otherwise, their appearance at LFS seems sporadic.
V
sfsuphysics
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Do they eat the algae that American snails don't want to eat?? Ok sorry I know maybe a bit bad taste
Vincerama2
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I just got back from Los Cabos. Didn't see any snails though! (Although the US Custom's form specifically asks you if you are bringing back any snails, good thing I didn't have any!)
But, man is it fricken hot there! I didn't go diving, but I WAS offered many many many many time share opportunities! I went snorkling one day, but many of the beaches are unswimmable (huge waves, currents). Didn't see much coral where I was, but there were some cool fish!
I have to say that I've never been anywhere like Los Cabos before (ie; San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas) where the locals were more pushy. I felt like I was being hussled every step I took. I'm surprised my Turbo snails aren't trying to offer to eat more algae if only I'd look at some time share presentations...
Not going back there.
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But, man is it fricken hot there! I didn't go diving, but I WAS offered many many many many time share opportunities! I went snorkling one day, but many of the beaches are unswimmable (huge waves, currents). Didn't see much coral where I was, but there were some cool fish!
I have to say that I've never been anywhere like Los Cabos before (ie; San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas) where the locals were more pushy. I felt like I was being hussled every step I took. I'm surprised my Turbo snails aren't trying to offer to eat more algae if only I'd look at some time share presentations...
Not going back there.
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Vincerama2
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Yeah, I saw a slighlty green coral and a brown coral...
Some nice fish. The best thing we saw were jumping (manta?) rays! They "flew" right out of the water!
Anyway, back to the topic of Mexican Turbos...
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Some nice fish. The best thing we saw were jumping (manta?) rays! They "flew" right out of the water!
Anyway, back to the topic of Mexican Turbos...
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