Scientific
Name
 Melanoides tuberculata
Common
Names
 Trumpet Snails, Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Origin
 Malaysia, introduce into North America and in sure others
Water
Parameters
 Temp: 50 to 86
PH: any, avoid extremes
Total Hardness: No less than 100
Feeding
 Scavengers, pellets, algae wafers, zucchini, squash, aquatic plants, and
leftover fish food.
Maximum
Size
 1 inch
Breeding
 Temp: 50 to 86
PH: Any, avoid extremes
Total Hardness: No less then 100
Notes: These snails are easy to breed. They can overrun a tank in no time.
They are live bearers making control tricky.
Compatibility
 Species With Possible Hybridization: Unknown
Safe to Mix With: Almost anything, fish, snails, other Inverts
Never Mix With: Plants, Snail eating fish and invertebrates.
Additional
Comments
 These are a nocturnal burrowing snail. You will get a good idea of your
colony size when you first put on the light in the morning. They do aerate the
gravel for live plants. They do need some type on control. You can also put a
piece of zucchini with a rubber band to a rock. In the morning turn on the
light and there will be a pile. Really soft water will stop them from making
hard shells and they will die off. The are almost impossible to get rid of.
Nocturnal snail eating Macrobrachium sp. and Cambarellus shufeldtii i have
seen do a number on colonies. Puffer fish also love to eat them.
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