Tequila turbo snails

[Pszemol]

Have you heard about tequila turbo snails?
I noticed them in one of LFS in Chicago area
and could not get any info about them in the store.
They looked like well known turbo grazers but the
shell seem to be much bigger and older parts of
the shell were brown. The snall body was beige,
like regular turbo grazers are...
Are they collected somewhere in the Mexico?
At least the name would suggest that :-)

Would they be the same problems with them like
with red-foot "moon" snails, from Mexico also,
which do not survive for long time in tropical
temps? Any info on tequila turbo snails?

[Marc Levenson]

I love the Red Footed Snail, and bought another one a few days ago. :) My last
one lived 9 months, but my tank kept hitting 83 to 84F and that was that.

Now that I put cooling fans in my canopy finally, the tank never gets over 81F
and I bet my snail would have been alive.

Now the tequila snails is probably a joke, and is actually the tequila worm you
are supposed to drink - and get a vision. ;)

Marc


Pszemol wrote:

> Have you heard about tequila turbo snails?
> I noticed them in one of LFS in Chicago area
> and could not get any info about them in the store.
> They looked like well known turbo grazers but the
> shell seem to be much bigger and older parts of
> the shell were brown. The snall body was beige,
> like regular turbo grazers are...
> Are they collected somewhere in the Mexico?
> At least the name would suggest that :-)
>
> Would they be the same problems with them like
> with red-foot "moon" snails, from Mexico also,
> which do not survive for long time in tropical
> temps? Any info on tequila turbo snails?

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[Marc Levenson]

Hmmm. No more joking... maybe you meant a Tiquel (Tikal) snail? A wavy
Turban?
http://melevsreef.com/id/astraeaundosa.html

I've bought those and they do well, actually.

Marc


Pszemol wrote:

> Have you heard about tequila turbo snails?
> I noticed them in one of LFS in Chicago area
> and could not get any info about them in the store.
> They looked like well known turbo grazers but the
> shell seem to be much bigger and older parts of
> the shell were brown. The snall body was beige,
> like regular turbo grazers are...
> Are they collected somewhere in the Mexico?
> At least the name would suggest that :-)
>
> Would they be the same problems with them like
> with red-foot "moon" snails, from Mexico also,
> which do not survive for long time in tropical
> temps? Any info on tequila turbo snails?

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

[Pszemol]

No, it is not that one.

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message ...
> Hmmm. No more joking... maybe you meant a Tiquel (Tikal) snail? A wavy
> Turban?
> http://melevsreef.com/id/astraeaundosa.html
>
> I've bought those and they do well, actually.
>
> Marc
>
>
> Pszemol wrote:
>
> > Have you heard about tequila turbo snails?
> > I noticed them in one of LFS in Chicago area
> > and could not get any info about them in the store.
> > They looked like well known turbo grazers but the
> > shell seem to be much bigger and older parts of
> > the shell were brown. The snall body was beige,
> > like regular turbo grazers are...
> > Are they collected somewhere in the Mexico?
> > At least the name would suggest that :-)
> >
> > Would they be the same problems with them like
> > with red-foot "moon" snails, from Mexico also,
> > which do not survive for long time in tropical
> > temps? Any info on tequila turbo snails?
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Pszemol]

I was going to ask you about this snail, but I guess you
answered my question - it is dead, as mine were after
couple of months in my fish tank...
They trully are subtropical, not tropical and need <25'C.

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message ...
> I love the Red Footed Snail, and bought another one a few days ago. :) My last
> one lived 9 months, but my tank kept hitting 83 to 84F and that was that.
>
> Now that I put cooling fans in my canopy finally, the tank never gets over 81F
> and I bet my snail would have been alive.
>
> Now the tequila snails is probably a joke, and is actually the tequila worm you
> are supposed to drink - and get a vision. ;)
>
> Marc
>
>
> Pszemol wrote:
>
> > Have you heard about tequila turbo snails?
> > I noticed them in one of LFS in Chicago area
> > and could not get any info about them in the store.
> > They looked like well known turbo grazers but the
> > shell seem to be much bigger and older parts of
> > the shell were brown. The snall body was beige,
> > like regular turbo grazers are...
> > Are they collected somewhere in the Mexico?
> > At least the name would suggest that :-)
> >
> > Would they be the same problems with them like
> > with red-foot "moon" snails, from Mexico also,
> > which do not survive for long time in tropical
> > temps? Any info on tequila turbo snails?
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

I bought a new one. My tanks never are over 81F, so I'm going to see how that works again.
I don't see 9 months as a major loss with a snail as pretty as this one. I've got no idea
what the age of my other snails are, but I do know they have to be replaced regularly as
well.

Marc


Pszemol wrote:

> I was going to ask you about this snail, but I guess you
> answered my question - it is dead, as mine were after
> couple of months in my fish tank...
> They trully are subtropical, not tropical and need <25'C.
>
>

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Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
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[Pszemol]

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message ...
> I bought a new one. My tanks never are over 81F, so I'm going to see how that works again.
> I don't see 9 months as a major loss with a snail as pretty as this one. I've got no idea
> what the age of my other snails are, but I do know they have to be replaced regularly as
> well.

Agree, but I still have astrea snails I bought pretty big in January 2002.
They do not seem to be old, still grazing well, whole shells covered
with algae and they do not seem to be planing a trip to the graveyard,
at least not soon... ;-)
This is interesting question BTW - how long is the life expectancy
of these snails in the nature and in the captivity... Anybody knows?