Favorite snails?

[Chad]

What types if any snails are you guys using and which ones are your favorites?
My all time favorite snail is definately florida cerith snails! They bury themselves and help keep the sand clean and at night they go crazy on the rocks and glass to keep them clean and they constantly lay eggs to help feed my corals! It's a win, win, win deal.
Just curious which ones you guys like, Chad.

 

[AZDesertRat]

Nassarius, cerith and mexican turbos.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Most fun to watch are my Nassarius snails!!!

 

[scrapz]

if your frags are glued down: turbo!

but i would have to say the ninja star snails, but they work so slow

 

[Chad]

Next questions, do you guys buy your snails online or from LFS?

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Next questions, do you guys buy your snails online or from LFS?

Sometimes from the LFS....i found some nice Margarita Snails that are doing pretty well in my tank.

But most i buy from Reefcleaners.org John is Awesome to work with!!

 

[subielover]

I like trochus snails, great all-around snails that are always on the move.

 

[Ldogg]

I like trochus snails, great all-around snails that are always on the move.

trochus are awesome. they can flip themselves over, and are a work horse. i also like Nassarius, and cerths... hmm. I should do a CUC order... :tongue:

 

[Mariner]

Zebra turbos are AWESOME! I've had a lot of different kinds of snails, and these are the best workers by far. They are large, but have not displaced a single frag. They work at night, moving really quickly over rock and glass slurping up algae as they go. I've gotten them at LFS. I've not been very pleased with snails I've ordered online -- small size, high mortality, but maybe it was just bad luck.
FWIW,
Mariner

 

[AlexStinson]

I like tiger/banded trochus, also the tongan nassarius kick some A too

 

[Tswifty]

Super Tongan Nassarius and Trochus

 

[Chad]

Ya the tongan nassarius are awesome!

 

[scrapz]

Zebra turbos are AWESOME! I've had a lot of different kinds of snails, and these are the best workers by far. They are large, but have not displaced a single frag. They work at night, moving really quickly over rock and glass slurping up algae as they go. I've gotten them at LFS. I've not been very pleased with snails I've ordered online -- small size, high mortality, but maybe it was just bad luck.
FWIW,
Mariner

+1, don't buy online. the ones they send you are the size of sunflower seeds, 1/2 of them end up dying or get eaten up by the larger predators.

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

I only use black foot trochus. They seem to live forever and can flip themselves over.