Wow I found it the exact opposite. I had started out by buying 3 Trochus and 3 Astreas (not as initial CUC). I was flipping over each trochus at least twice a day, then ended up with them all being dead within a month. Astreas, I think I've flipped 2 total in the last 10 months since starting the tank, and I think both times I was the one that knocked them over. Ceriths again maybe 2 in the last 9 months. I've found my astreas to be great for algae, bought a few more last month because I love them so much.
Maybe I got stuck with the stupid trochus, but man I hated flipping those suckers over, never again!
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