Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Cerith snail
Cerithium litteratum
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Cerithiidae
- Origin
- Tropical Western Atlantic
- Size
- 2 – 3 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Diet
- herbivore – detritivore (algae, cyanobacteria, debris)
- Reproduction
- breeds in the aquarium
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: A small snail with a conical shell that cleans rocks, glass, and sand. One of the best members of the cleanup crew; it rights itself if it falls over.
