Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Turbo snail
Turbo fluctuosus
Key facts
- Temperature18–26 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Turbinidae
- Origin
- Gulf of California and eastern Pacific
- Size
- 3 – 5 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 26°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Diet
- herbivore (filamentous and film-forming algae)
- Reproduction
- releases eggs into the water
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: A voracious eater of filamentous algae. Prefers slightly cooler water; it has a shorter lifespan in very warm reef environments. May knock over poorly anchored corals.
