What snails graze off of liverock?

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  1. i3oosted

    i3oosted Flamingo Tongue

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    Looking for snails that particularly stay on live rock, what kind should I look into?
     
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  2. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    Astrea, Cerith, turbo
     
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  3. chealy

    chealy Spaghetti Worm

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    Im not sure any will just stay on rock. But my astrea and turbo snails are on my rock a lot.
     
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  4. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Snails will stay where the food source is, and different snails eat different algae. What are you trying to clean off your rockwork?
     
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  5. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Look into chitons also.
     
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  6. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    IME, Astreas tend to eat the algae that grows on rocks, ceriths stay in the sand bed during the day, eating algae on the glass at night, and turbo's go where ever they want, Chitons, as mentioned by 2in10, stay on the rock for the most part, my abalone also stays in the rock work. this is how they act in my tank anyways.
     
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