Which is the better Snail

I am looking to order 10 for my 47 gallon. I currently have about 3 or 4.. Which is the better algae eater, the Trochus Snail or Mexican Turbo Snaiil

Snail List

 

Mexican turbos clean like crazy but they are bulldozers and can knock things over more than a small snail. They also dont fit into small spaces as well.

 

i agree on the mexican turbo. bulldozing could be an understatement. lol. toro

 

well I have a lot that needs to be bulldozed so I think I may get 10 of them to start

 

the Mexican Turbos, have a rep for consuming GHA really well
but as stated they are clumbsy as a clumbsy thing, thats very,very clumbsy


Steve

 

10 would be a little overkill for a 47 with Turbo's IMO. They are big (mine are slightly bigger than golf balls). Maybe try 5 to start with.

 

Maybe not even five. I have 1 in my 30 gallon along with like 10 margaritas. The Mexican turbo is just rolling over everything. It's great. Your preference though.

 

i agree with pack. 10 i thinks too many. why not get an assortment, couple mexicans. trochus, astereas etc. diversity.

 

I didn't realize they were that big! wow, thanks for the heads up. I will get a few of them, some trochus and some electric blue hermits.

 

Also, Florida ceriths, dwarf ceriths, periwinkle snails can get into the small spaces and in sand to eat algae. I had 7 mexican turbos in 75 during HA outbreak, I have 3 now along with a bunch of the ones I mention above, I have to give the Mexican turbos nori so they don't starve, HA is gone. My electric blue hermits got big and started to eat things I didn't want them to, so I recently banished 5 of them to part of my sump, one already moved into a bigger shell down there, but they do clean so well!