Product Description

Our strikingly large Ivory Mystery Snails have dual benefits — they are elegantly beautiful aquarium decorations, and act as natural fish tank cleaners! These prime aquarium snails feed on uneaten fish food, spirulina, and other waste, plus it cleans algae off aquarium glass, plants, and decorations. They also eat hair algae and filter substrate to keep it the correct color. These peaceful snails grow up to 3 inches in diameter and are safe with any nonaggressive aquarium fish, live shrimp, or aquarium plants (such as baby tears, glossostigma, etc.).

Ivory White Mystery Snails’ shells are a striking cream color. Their bodies are white with breathtaking iridescent markings. Compared to other freshwater snails, Mystery Snails are characteristically more active and can often be found scaling aquarium walls, extending their antennae in search of food, and climbing up any tubes in your aquarium rig to the water line to breathe oxygen. Because of this, ensure the water line in your aquarium is low enough or keep a tank cover or mesh aquarium top in place so your snails cannot escape.

We often ship smaller sized (.25 to 1.5 inches) snails so you can enjoy them longer and watch them grow. A young Mystery Snail can double in size over the course of two weeks to months.
Cuttlebone can be added to the aquarium as a calcium supplement to promote shell health.

NOTE: Contrary to what some websites state, Mystery Snails are NOT the same species as Apple Snails. Apple Snails are an invasive species and illegal to own in the United States. Our Mystery Snails do not grow to the tremendous size that Apple Snails do (often as big as an apple).

CARE GUIDELINES:
– Temperature: 68° – 84° F (20° – 29° C)
– pH: 7.6 – 8.4
– KH: 2 – 15 dKH
– Minimum tank size: 2.5 gallons per snail
– Average adult size: 2.5 – 3+ inches (5 – 7.6+ cm)
– Average purchase size: .25 – 1.5 inches (1.3 – 5 cm)
– WARNING: Copper is toxic to snails and other invertebrates. Avoid any aquarium products that contain copper.

Product Features

• One of the largest Plant safe freshwater snails, mystery snails have lively personalities and make great Aquarium pets! They complement all fish Tank decorations quite nicely.
• This natural Aquarium cleaner helps clean fish Tank algae off Aquarium glass, freshwater Plants, and aquarium decorations, and helps keep your aquarium gravel clean.
• They can grow to over 2 inches – one of the largest freshwater snails in the aquarium Hobby. Other than algae and biofilm, they eat leftover fish food such as Cory Food, algae Bites, etc.
• Ivory mystery Snail shells are a striking Cream color, and their bodies are white and iridescent. They are completely peaceful and make great tankmates to most fish, including kuhli loaches.
• Basic Aquarium accessories required, such as an aquarium pump (E.G. Inline water pump). all Aquatic Arts Plants and animals come with a 100% alive arrival guarantee, plus free email support!