Description:These are one of the most beautiful of all the saltwater snails. An extremely hardy aquarium addition, the Orange Spotted Butterscotch Nassarius Snail will bury themselves in the sand with only their siphon out. They have quite well developed olfactory sense. As soon as they can smell food, they will rush towards it in groups. An aquarium with a thick layer of sand is recommended.Owing to their scavenging nature, the Orange Spotted Butterscotch Nassarius Snail will eat perishable organic matter in your marine aquarium thereby, preventing your tank water from being contaminated. The Orange Spotted Butterscotch species will sift through the sand in the search of food, thereby aerating the substrate. The ploughing of sand in your marine aquarium also helps curb the growth of Red Slime Algae, called Cyanobacteria, on the sand.

Recommended minimum tank size: 1 gallon or larger They do best when kept in a live sand bed.

Food and diet:Orange Spotted Butterscotch Nassarius Snail is carnivorous and of course are scavengers in feeding habit. They will eat meaty bits of Brine Shrimp, Mysis Shrimp, fish and Scallop and Scavenge on detritus and fish waste. If there is not ample food supply in your marine aquarium, you may supplement their diet with the meaty bits of fish and sea food.

Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" (see photo below)
Suggested Amount: 1 for each 10 gallons (minimum)

Just so you can see a comparison between the popular Black Onyx Nassarius and this Orange Spot Nassarius, just look how much more cleaning power you get with this guy by the difference in size.  They aren't just all good looks!

Lower Left is the Beautiful Orange Spot at about 1.5"+ and above Right is the common Black
Onyx Nassarius at about 1/2" (both at full adult size).

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