5 Turbo Snails, 5 Nassarius Snails, 5 Hermit Crabs, 5 Banded Trochus Snails, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Sand- Sifting Starfish
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TURBO SNAIL: The Turbo Snail, also known as the Top Shell, is found in holes and crevices of the reef. It is shaped like a top, or turban, and has a thick shell with an irridescent interior.
HERMIT CRAB: The Hermit Crab is a voracious scavenger. Like its Blue Leg cousin, the Hermit Crab serves as an ideal member of your marine or reef aquarium's clean up crew. This omnivore will scavenge all over your live rock and sand substrate - finding its way into the tightest of spaces - to feed on algae and detritus.
NASSARIUS SNAIL: The Nassarius snail is a tiny scavenger with an oval spiral shell that resembles an olive pit, with a long tube-like siphon that protrudes from the end of the shell. One of the most ideal scavenger and detritus eaters, these snails are perfect for the reef aquarium, quickly consuming detritus, uneaten food, decaying organics, and fish waste. Nassarius Snails like to bury themselves in the sand, which will help maintain adequate oxygen levels in the substrate.
BANDED TROCHUS: The Banded Trochus Snail is well suited for reef aquariums.It naturally feeds on algae, cyanobacteria, and diatoms amongst your live rock, substrate, and aquarium glass. The Banded Trochus is also an effective film algae eater. However, they only passively graze on other nuisance algae, such as hair algae.
CLEANER SHRIMP: The Cleaner Shrimp acts like the medic of any saltwater aquarium. In fact, this active cleaner will set up shop on live rock or coral outcroppings and wait for fish to come and be cleaned of ectoparasites or dead tissue. Many fish value its services so highly that they even allow the Cleaner Shrimp to clean inside of their mouths without harming the shrimp. No matter how your fish use the Shrimp's services, it is easy to see why this peaceful creature is so popular amongst home aquarists.
SAND SIFTING STARFISH: The Sand Sifting Sea Star, at first glance, seems to be drably colored like most bottom dwellers. But closer inspection reveals a striking beauty and serenity to the alternating bands of brown and beige that dress this invertebrate's thick, spine-covered arms. Like other starfish, Astropecten polycanthus efficiently consumes mass amounts of detritus and uneaten foods. This nocturnally active member of the Astropectinidae family can move large amounts of sand as it burrows into the substrate in its search for food.
