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Tectus Snail
Tectus fenestratus
Family: Tegulidae
📍 Indo-Pacific reef rubble
Larger turban-shaped snail with a heavily ridged shell. A workhorse algae grazer on rockwork and glass — handles tougher hair algae that smaller snails cannot manage. Peaceful and active.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- herbivore — hair algae, film algae
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
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Temperature
75–82°F
24–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
81°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jan high)
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