A long life reef janitor, Trochus snails are the only snail with the ability to right themselves if they fall on their back. This rare hermit crab is collected off the coast of a small Caribbean island, and easily is distinguished from it's cousins, by it's unusual yellow face and the scarlet color of the body. Feed on detritus and diatoms. Mexican Blue Legs are a great value for all forms of algae problems. They are docile, pick on all forms of algae , hair algae, and red slime .
Emeralds love algae and are totally safe for all corals and marine life .
They coexist well with hermits, as well as the various types of algae-eating snails. Also a great cleaner shrimp. Peppermints have a huge appetite for eating aptasia, and hair algae. It's also a cleaner shrimp, picking parasites from fish . They do a great cleaning job and are not bashful.