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Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
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The Astraea Snail has an attractive shell and a ravenous appetite for algae. Unlike many bottom dwellers that are dressed in drab colors to better camouflage themselves against the sand bottoms, Astraea Snails boasts a pyramid-shape shell with beautiful, olive green coloration.
Though interesting to observe in your home aquarium, the Astraea Snail serves a greater function of cleaning algae-covered live rock. It is very adept at keeping your aquarium clean. In fact, this small herbivore prefers to feed on nuisance hair algae, as well as cyanobacteria and diatoms. Some aquarists also report that the Astraea Snail actually consumes the entire hair algae structure, which helps prevent immediate further algae growth.
The Astraea Snail prefers well-established aquariums with ample hiding places and sufficient room to roam. Like other invertebrates, the Astraea Snail is sensitive to high nitrate levels and will not tolerate copper-based medications. The Astraea Snail requires gradual acclimation preferably utilizing the drip acclimation method over the course of several hours, since it cannot tolerate even minute changes in water parameters. If sufficient food levels are not present, supplement the diet with nori sheets.
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