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Trochus Snail
Fish and Inverts
Trochus Snail
$4.00
Trochus snails are hardy, peaceful marine herbivores that excel at cleaning glass, rocks, and sandbeds in saltwater and reef aquariums.
Ideal Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72°F to 78°F (22°C to 26°C)
- Salinity (Specific Gravity): 1.022 to 1.026
- pH: 7.7 to 8.4
- Calcium: 400 to 450 ppm
- Magnesium: 1250 to 1350 ppm
- Carbonate Hardness (dKH): 8 to 12
- Nitrates: Below 20 ppm
- Ammonia & Nitrite: 0 ppm
Tank Requirements & Diet
- Minimum Tank Size: 10 to 20 gallons
- Stocking Density: About 1 snail per 5 to 20 gallons, depending on available algae.
- Diet: Herbivore. They graze on film algae, diatoms, and cyanobacteria. Supplement with dried seaweed (nori) if the tank runs clean of natural algae.
- Crucial Warning: Never use copper-based medications in any tank with Trochus snails, as copper is toxic to them.
Compatibility & Special Features
- Reef Safe: Safe with all corals (soft, LPS, SPS) and peaceful fish.
- Self-Righting: Unlike many other cleanup crew snails (like Astraea snails), Trochus snails can flip themselves back over if they fall onto their backs.
- Potential Predators: Avoid aggressive fish like pufferfish, large wrasses, and triggerfish, and watch out for large hermit crabs that might try to steal their shells.
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