Strombus Grazers
Breed in Your Tank! (and they're available only from ipsf.com)
- Species: Strombus maculatus
- Taxonomy: prosobranch gastropod mollusc
- Maximum size: 1/2 inch
- Diet: diatoms, algal films, low turf algae
- Method of production: 100% Captive-Bred at Indo-Pacific
Sea Farms
- Benefit to reef tank: algal grazing and egg production*,
cyanobacteria control**
- Number of egg capsules produced: 2-4 per spawning event
- Number of eggs per capsule: 4-10
- Time to hatching: 3-4 weeks
- Type of development: benthic, direct (no planktonic phase)
- Available in the Mix and Match Special or
the Reef Tank Tuneup
*"I purchased product from your store about a year
ago and there were Strombus snails with the order. They
have multiplied like rabbits ... They look just like the ones
on your site and don't get over 1/2 inch large... I
am now loaded with them and they doing great.. Must have 500 or better in
100 gal tank...babies every other day seems like...." Herman,
Grants Pass, Oregon, 11/6/00
**I have also observed Strombus snails from IPSF grazing
on cyanobacteria." inga/ AquaLink UBB Member From: Berkeley,
CA posted August 03, 2000 01:16 AM
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