Stomatella Snails are The Unsung Heroes of Clean Up Crew

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Stomatella Snails are The Unsung Heroes of Clean Up Crew​

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One of the most unique and underappreciated members of the Trochidae family is the Stomatella Snail. With a thin, fingernail-shaped shell and a sea slug-like appearance, these snails are adept at getting into all the nooks and crannies of your reef’s aquascape. They are members of the cleanup crew that you may not even realize live in your tank right now! These snails are some of the most common hitchhikers in the hobby, and fortunately, they are beneficial as well. Many hobbyists do not even realize they have them in their tanks, due to the fact that they were introduced unknowingly.

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