Ramshorn Snail

Ramshorn Snail

Planorbella duryi

Cleans up leftovers and algae well, but breeds explosively in fresh water. Feed too much and the tank is covered in snails.

Temp 20~29°CpH 7~8.4GH 6~22Adult 2 cmGroup fine aloneMin. tank 10 LSwims bottomPrice $0.36

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 cube
34
45 cm standard
39
60 cm standard
48
90 cm standard
67
120 cm standard
76
120 cm large
98
Run a 60 cm standard tank with 48 yourself →

Don’t keep with

The same rules the engine uses for tankmates.

Eaten by

BettaAngelfishCockatoo CichlidElectric Yellow CichlidSaulosi MbunaOscarPea PufferOrange Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)

Bullied by

Tiger BarbDwarf GouramiYoyo LoachKribensisRoundtail Paradise FishRed-tailed Black Shark

Water doesn’t match

Cardinal TetraGreen Neon TetraRummy-nose TetraEmber TetraChili RasboraLambchop RasboraSparkling GouramiChocolate GouramiKuhli LoachDiscusGerman Blue RamClown KillifishCrystal Shrimp

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.

Medaka (Rice Fish)PlatyNerite SnailMalaysian Trumpet SnailEndler’s LivebearerTopmouth Gudgeon

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