PLEASE HELP: Red Cotton Candy Algae in Fuge

[Chuck Spyropulos]

Amazing!

Incredibly I obtained a animal that actually eats the nuisance algae that it is rumored to eat. These Turbo Snails are eating the "cotton candy algae" like crazy in my fuge! Go snails GO !!!!!!

Last night I noticed a rock (around 3"x3"x3" ) in the fuge that was covered with the cotton candy algae. This morning the algae on the rock was totally gone! It is truly amazing how fast the Turbos are eating this stuff. They seem to love it and actually seek it out over other algae in the tank.

I remember hearing : " Get this it eats flat worms" ...or "Get one of these it eats bryopsos" or "Get one of these, it eats hair algae". Most if not all of these claims have proven out to be false or not practically feasible, at least in my experience, in the past. So actually seeing an animal target feed on a nuisance plant is REALLY satisfying....for once, a real cure !

 

[clamm]

maybe all turbos are the same, but would I be right if I got Mexican turbo snails? they see to be the only ones available, i assume its the same?

 

[Chuck Spyropulos]

Turbos

The important thing is that the "Turbos" come from the pacific ocean and not the atlantic. I read that is common in the bussiness to refer to Pacific Turbo Snails as Mexican Turbo Snails. That being said make sure that they are the correct ones. I ordered mine from Marine Depot Live and so far, so good!

maybe all turbos are the same, but would I be right if I got Mexican turbo snails? they see to be the only ones available, i assume its the same?

 

[Chuck Spyropulos]

The Atlantic species WILL NOT eat the cotton candy algae, from what I read online and in Julian Sprung's book.