Snails mating or dying?

[Alex.M.]

I got these mexican turbo snails roughly 5 days ago. They have all been extremely active and moving constantly. After dinner I found my largest snail upside down with another snail crawling on it. I flipped him right side up and watched as he flipped him self over again. The large snail is active moving around while upside down and pooping. The smaller snail seems to be leaving white dots on the flesh of my larger snail. I have attached a picture.

When I moved closer, his foot curled up like in the picture but when I watch from the distant, hes moving around, mainly on the smaller snail. The picture cant show size, but the small white one is roughly .5 inches while the larger one is closer to 3 inches in diameter.

 

[Alex.M.]

OK, so update for anyone who may ever read this forum. There is mixed opinions on Mexican snails and their abilities to flip themselves when they get stuck upside. So I look the chance to right side my snail again but then he ld him up against a rock and BAM! He is happy and moving around again. I did measure him. He is roughly 3.46 inches across which is far larger than Mexican turbo snails get. SO who knows what he really is. Anyway I attached photos

 

[vetteguy53081]

Turbos Can get big. The disadvantage is flipping themselves over and often are lost. According to your pics, they look just fine.

 

[Westoncase]

A turbo snail is a zoa frags worst nightmare

 

[Salty Lemon]

A turbo snail is a zoa frags worst nightmare

@Westoncase has a point. I have a section of my tank that is a zoa garden. The turbo snails knock them off the rocks on occasion -- even with superglue. But it isn't too bad. At least, it hasn't driven me to drinking heavily over the problem...Yet.