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03/10/2009, 09:21 AM
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What kind of snails are these?
Are they reef safe? Stores around here sell turbo grazers and margaritas for $2-$3 a piece. I happened to go to a seafood store who had these mysterious snails for $2.50/lb. I picked up a dozen for 60 cents.;D That coin in the picture is a quarter so they're much bigger than the turbos or the margaritas.
   
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03/10/2009, 10:30 AM
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Looks like Turbos to me. The quarter, as a size comparison, doesn't mean these aren't Turbos. I have Turbos that are 3" in diameter.
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03/10/2009, 10:38 AM
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Look like turbos that could have changed shells!
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03/10/2009, 11:03 AM
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Astrea I think....
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03/10/2009, 11:24 AM
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Not astreas
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03/10/2009, 12:31 PM
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I have turbos that size. But those snails don't really look much like my turbos or astreas though.
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03/10/2009, 12:33 PM
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As a side note, I wouldn't trust mystery snails from a seafood store If I couldn't identify them. Not all snails are reef safe.
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03/10/2009, 01:34 PM
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well, if they aren't reef safe you got some escargots for dinner!
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03/10/2009, 02:05 PM
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I would get them outta there! You have no idea what they are, and the shell doesn't really matter. Also Margherita snails are colder water and will only live in a reef tank (72-82) for a short while
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