Astrea Snail

Kaizen Reef name: Louis II
Common name: Astrea Snail
Scientific name: Astraea Tecta

Physical description: Cone shaped shell, when it hides it can cover the shell opening with its foot. When it is cleaning the inside of the glass you can often see its eyes, sucker and antenna.

Diet: Algae.

Important dates:
9/13/09: Add to the tank
10/4/09: Died (hermit crabs starting eating him and then the serpent starfish devoured him in one ‘bite’.

Personal notes: Louis II was a great addition to the tank when he was put in with the other Asrea snail Engelberga, he explored a lot of the tank and cleaned the glass. He started acting differently, not moving around, just staying in one place for a few weeks before he died. Louis II is our first reef death.