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Astrea Snail
Astraea tecta
Family: Tegulidae
📍 Caribbean reefs and rubble zones
One of the best reef algae-eating snails — effective grazer of microalgae and diatoms on rock and glass. Conical shell with star-like ridges. Cannot right itself if flipped, so monitor after storms of flow.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- herbivore — film algae, diatoms
- maxSize
- 1 inch
- minTankSize
- 10 gallons
- temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)
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Temperature
72–79°F
22–26°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 84°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)