Snail Question

[fishndive]

whats the name of the snail thats smaller than turbo and can flip itself over if it falls?

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

cerith snails???

 

[drparker]

Trochus ?

 

[pagojoe]

Yeah, you're probably thinking about Trochus snails. There are a bunch of species called "margaritas" also, and although many are not particularly suited to tropical reef tanks, they can also flip themselves back over.

Cheers,



Don

 

[fishndive]

Yea I'm definately lookin for some reef safe snails, i'm getting tired of my turbos they move everything.

 

[Aquarist007]

get a variety of ceriths, astreas and necessarius snails.
Not advisable to mix snails with hermits.