Best CUC species for marine + reef tanks.
Best all-around algae snail. Eats film + GHA. Will not reproduce out of control.
Sand-bed worker. Surfaces at feeding time. Eats detritus + uneaten food.
Small + active. Sand + glass cleaner.
Cone-shaped. Algae eater. Falls off rockwork - need to be flipped.
Affordable, peaceful, eats detritus + algae. Minor coral threat.
Larger than blue-leg, more peaceful. Best hermit for reef.
Reef-safe, eats parasites off fish. Pair-bonds. Boldly visible.
Eats aiptasia (true peppermint = Lysmata wurdemanni). Reef-safe.
Eats bubble algae + bryopsis. Add only if you have a bubble algae problem.
Cleans deep sand bed. Needs established sand for survival; not for tanks under 75g.
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