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Algae Clean-Up Crew

Scientific Name

Various

Reef Compatible

Yes

Care Level

Beginner

Disposition

Peaceful

Placement in tank

Any

Diet

Herbivore, Omnivore

Range

Caribbean, Eastern Pacific,

Size Class

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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, let us know and we will replace the Onyx Nassarius Snails with the equivalent amount of Margarita Snails and Nerite Snails.

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	25 Gal	50 Gal	75 Gal	100 Gal	150 Gal	200 Gal
Astraea Snails	5	9	16	22	30	38
Nerite Snails	10	16	22	28	35	42
Margarita Snails	10	16	22	28	35	42
Turbo Snails	0	3	6	9	14	18
Onyx Nassarius Snails	10	20	30	40	60	80
Red Leg Reef Hermit Crabs	10	16	22	28	35	42
Blue Leg Hermit Crabs	10	16	22	28	35	42
Emerald Crabs	1	2	3	4	5	6