Do Trochus or Mexican Turbo Snails eat Chaeto?

Mono

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 12, 2017
Messages
539
Reaction score
531
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I'm just curious, do Trochus or Mexican Turbo Snails eat Chaeto?

I have a few in refugium and I am curious if they get enough to eat.

If they actually eat Chaeto, they really shouldn't have a problem.

I'm really hoping that left alone in the refugium with enough food the trochus snails might decide to breed.

Just hoping.
 

Jedi Knghit

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
May 31, 2019
Messages
1,049
Reaction score
832
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
A few months back I put 5 trochus and 5 mexican turbo snails in a 10 gallon QT for 76 days. The turbos definitely ate everything I put in the QT including chaeto. I never saw the trochus go near the chaeto and I did lose 2 of them before the 76 days were up.
 
OP
OP
M

Mono

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 12, 2017
Messages
539
Reaction score
531
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
A few months back I put 5 trochus and 5 mexican turbo snails in a 10 gallon QT for 76 days. The turbos definitely ate everything I put in the QT including chaeto. I never saw the trochus go near the chaeto and I did lose 2 of them before the 76 days were up.

Hey, thanks for the info.

So, Turbo, yup, Trochus, who knows?

You always here salty myths about trochus snails breeding in the aquarium, I'm wondering if they'll do it in the regugium.
 

Figuring out the why: Has your primary reason(s) for keeping a saltwater aquarium changed over time?

  • My reasons for reef keeping have changed dramatically.

    Votes: 11 9.2%
  • My reasons for reef keeping have somewhat evolved.

    Votes: 51 42.9%
  • My reasons for reef keeping have no changed.

    Votes: 56 47.1%
  • Other.

    Votes: 1 0.8%
Back
Top