Tom's Caribbean Tropicals Inc.

Leave the planning to us!

Snails

E-mail TomsCaribbean@aol.com

To see pictures full screen.  Go to the bottom of the page and click on a picture

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Cowrie Snail

Scientific name:
Cypraea zebra

Depth found: 1' to 25'

Size: 1" to 5"

Compatibility: Can slim the water when first put in a tank.

How common: Very

Item #: 776

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Flamingo Tongue Snail

Scientific name:
Cyphoma gibbosum

Depth found: 5' to 30'

Size: 1"

Compatibility: Eats Gorgonia

How common: Very

Item #: 777

Notes: Beautyful smooth shell snail. Eats Gorgonias

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Horse Conch Snail

Scientific name:
Pleuroplaca gigantea

Depth found: 5' to 75'

Size: 2" to 20"

Compatibility: Eats other small snails

How common: Somewhat

Item #: 779

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Tulip Snail

Scientific name:
Fasciolaria tulipa

Depth found: 5' to 25'

Size: 1" to 6"

Compatibility: Eats smaller snails

How common: Somewhat

Item #: 781

Notes:

-

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Giant Turbograzer Snail

Scientific name:

Depth found: 5' to 25'

Size: 3"

Compatibility:

How common: Rare

Item #: 783

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name: Turbograzer Sanil

Scientific name:
Lithopoma tectum

Depth found: 1' to 20'

Size: 1/2" to 1 1/2"

Compatibility: Great in reef tanks

How common: Very

Item #: 785

Notes: Eats alage

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Assorted small snails

Scientific name:

Depth found: 5' to 100'

Size: 1" to 8"

Compatibility:

How common: Very

Item #: 787

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Reef snails

Scientific name:

Depth found: 5' to 25'

Size: 1" to 1 1/2"

Compatibility:

How common: Very

Item #: 787F

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Murex Snail

Scientific name:
Murex erythrostoma

Depth found: 5' to 25'

Size: 1" to 4"

Compatibility: Eats small snails

How common: Seasonal

Item #: 976

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name: Red Tulip Snail

Scientific name:
Fasciolaria tulipa

Depth found: 5' to 25'

Size: 1" to 6"

Compatibility: Eats smaller snails

How common: Somewhat

Item #: 781R

Notes:

lives in sand

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Triton Trumpet Snail

Scientific name:
Charonia variegata

Depth found: 5' to 50'

Size: 3" to 8"

Compatibility: Eats small snails

How common: Rare

Item #: 981

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Chittons

Scientific name: Acanthopleura granulata

Depth found: 1' to 5'

Size: 1" to 3"

Compatibility: Good for reef tanks

How common: Very

Item #: 995

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Limpet

Scientific name:
Lucapina suffusa

Depth found: 1' to 50'

Size: 1"

Compatibility: Good for reef tanks

How common: Somewhat

Item #: 985

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Sea Cucumber

Scientific name: Holothuria leucospilota

Depth found: 1' to 25'

Size: 2" to 8"

Compatibility: Some of these are sand sifters

How common: Common

Item #: 763

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Sea Hare

Scientific name:
Aplysia punctata

Depth found: 1' to 10'

Size: 2" to 6"

Compatibility: Good for large reef tanks

How common: Somewhat

Item #: 742

Notes: When startled they put out an ink

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Letuce Nudibranch

Scientific name:
Order Nudibranchia

Depth found: 1' to 25'

Size: 1" to 2"

Compatibility: Great for reef tanks

How common: Common

Item #: 741

Notes: Most we get are green or white.

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Red Tipped Greek Goddess
Nudibranch

Scientific name:
Order Nudibranchia

Depth found: 1' to 25'

Size: 1" to 2"

Compatibility: Great for reef tanks

How common: Somewhat

Item #:
739

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Cone Snail

Scientific name:
Conus granulatus

Depth found: 5' to 20'

Size: "1-3"

Compatibility:  Great for reef tanks

How common: Very

Item #: 967

Notes:  Have a Poisonous Sting

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name:
Milk Conch

Scientific name:
Strombus costatus

Depth found: 5' to 40'

Size: 4" to 8"

Compatibility: Too large for a reef tank. Great for grazing 

How common:
Very

Item #:
953

Notes:

Picture by: Toms Caribbean

Common name: 

Scientific name:

Depth found:

Size:

Compatibility: 

How common:

Item #:

Notes: