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Invertebrates
Nassarius snail
Nassarius spp.
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
Full profile
- Family
- Nassariidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, Atlantic
- Size
- 1.5 – 3 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- GH / KH / TDS
- Salinity 1.023–1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Compatible with fish
- all
- Diet
- scavenger (detects food from several meters away; emerges from the substrate to feed)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Spends most of its time buried in the sand. Emerges rapidly when it detects food. An essential part of the cleanup crew: they remove food scraps before they decompose. They stir up the sand, preventing anoxic zones. Almost indispensable in any saltwater tank with sand.
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