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Marine invertebrates

Cleaner shrimp, hermit crabs, algae-eating snails, urchins and anemones: the reef tank's clean-up crew.

64 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.

Invertebrate Easy Saltwater

Tiger Pistol Shrimp

Alpheus bellulus
24–27°C 4.5 cm long min. 60 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Red Knob Sea Star

Protoreaster lincki
24–27°C 30 cm long min. 300 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Heterocentrotus mamillatus
24–27°C 20 cm long min. 300 L
Invertebrate Hard Saltwater

Blue Linckia

Linckia laevigata
24–27°C 25 cm long min. 300 L
Invertebrate Easy Saltwater

Superb Brittle Star

Ophiolepis superba
24–27°C 20 cm long min. 100 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Ancylomenes pedersoni
24–27°C 2.5 cm long min. 40 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Pink and Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria edulis
24–27°C 25 cm long min. 200 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Anemone Porcelain Crab

Neopetrolisthes maculatus
24–27°C 2.5 cm long min. 100 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Randall's Pistol Shrimp

Alpheus randalli
24–27°C 4 cm long min. 60 L
Invertebrate Hard Saltwater

Ritteri Anemone

Radianthus magnifica
24–27°C 40 cm long min. 400 L
Invertebrate Easy Saltwater

Stomatella Snail

Stomatella sp.
24–27°C 2 cm long min. 20 L
Invertebrate Easy Saltwater

Tectus Snail

Tectus fenestratus
24–27°C 4 cm long min. 40 L
Invertebrate Easy Saltwater

Tongan Nassarius Snail

Nassarius distortus
24–27°C 2.5 cm long min. 60 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Collector Urchin

Tripneustes gratilla
24–27°C 12 cm long min. 200 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Feather Duster Worm

Sabellastarte spectabilis
24–27°C 10 cm long min. 75 L
Invertebrate Medium Saltwater

Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema setosum
24–27°C 25 cm long min. 300 L