Mystery Snail

Mystery Snail

Pomacea diffusa

Big and easy to see. Its load isn’t small, and when hungry it starts eating plants. Its shell dissolves at low KH.

Temp 20~28°CpH 7~8.4GH 8~24Adult 5 cmGroup fine aloneMin. tank 40 LSwims bottomPrice $2.14

How many fit in each tank?

The largest group where none died in 90 days. Tap water · coral sand · bacteria starter on day 1 · fish added on day 10 · 25% weekly water changes.

It likes hard water (high pH and hardness). This was calculated with coral sand to harden the water.

30 cm cubeNot recommended — needs 40 L or more
45 cm standard
7
60 cm standard
9
90 cm standard
13
120 cm standard
14
120 cm large
19
Run a 60 cm standard tank with 9 yourself →

Don’t keep with

The same rules the engine uses for tankmates.

Good tankmates

No eating or bullying either way, with plenty of overlap in temperature and pH. Fish that swim at a different level come first.

The numbers on this page come from the Water Kiwoogi simulator model; real tanks can differ.