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By Bob Goemans
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Cerith/Tower Snails

 Cerithium echinatum (Cerith Snail, Tower Snail)

Cerithium echinatum
(Lamarck, 1822)

Cerith Snail, Tower Snail

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

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Quite useful as they are very good Omnivores, especially for controlling diatoms and microalgae, however, not filamentous algae. They also feed on detritus and help aerate the sandbed. Yet hermit crabs may attack them for their shells.


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