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Onyx Nassarius Snail
Scientific Name Ilyanassa spp. 
Reef Compatible Yes 
Care Level Beginner 
Disposition Beginner 
Minimum Tank Size 10 gallons 
Mature Size 0.5 inches 
Placement in tank Sand 
Diet Omnivore 
Range Western Atlantic 
Size Class
0
Curator's Note
Onyx Nassarius snails are very good at keeping sand beds completely clean of algae as well as other organics. Sometimes too good in fact. They may occasionally strip a sand bed of enough nutrients that there will be none left to support copepod or amphipod populations. If you keep dragonets, such as Green Mandarins, that rely on healthy populations of copepods and amphipods.
Other Common Names
Black Mud Snail, Black Nassarius Snail
Description
Onyx Nassarius Snails are a must have if you have fish-only tanks with live rock. They will keep your sand bed virtually spotless of algae and detritus. These snails are similar to Nassarius with the exception that they will eat hair algae. The Onyx Nassarius Snail will mow through your aquariums substrate and rockwork scaveging left over fish food and other meaty bits. It has been observed that if there is a lack in supply of meaty bits of food or other detritus, these snails will also gladly mow through problematic hair algae on rockwork, too! Onyx Nassarius Snails are great for dark substrates or just for a different look.
Diet
Will stay mostly on glass and hard surfaces eating extra fish food and other meaty bits. Will go on rockwork but will eventually return to substrate to burrow. Supplimental feedings are welcome and appreciated in the way of raw table shrimp, mysis shrimp, silversides, mussel, clam, scallop, Nori Seaweed, and other meaty bits.
 
 
 
Item #   Description  
# of Units
 
Price
 
Quantity
 
Stock Status
005952   Onyx Nassarius Snail, .25"-.5", Western Atlantic
 
1-24 
 
$2.49
     
 
25+
 
$0.90
 
 
50+
 
$0.85
 
 
100+
 
$0.75
 
 
 
* Due to availability and individuality of each species, colors and sizes may vary.
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