Species photo: Cheryl Stinchcomb, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
Banded Trochus (M/L)
Trochus sp.
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From our species guide
Care at a glance
- Care levelEasy
- Reef safeYes
- TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful grazer; may knock over unglued frags
- Temperature72–78 °F
- Salinity1.023–1.025 SG
- pH8.1–8.4
- Min tank20 gallons
- Favorite foods
- Film algae and diatoms
- Cyanobacteria (red slime)
- Nori / algae wafers
- Max size2 in (5.1 cm)
In plain words: The banded trochus is a small snail with a shell shaped like a pointy party hat. The shell is pale gray with red or purple stripes, and the snail's foot is black on top.
