{"title":"Snails","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"golden-rabbit-snail","title":"Golden Rabbit Snail - Tylomelania Gemmifera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rabbit Snail also known as Tylomelania Gemmifera or Elephant Snail, are an interesting freshwater snail to keep and can be a great addition to the community tank. They are very peaceful and can be active both day and night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp helvetica=\"\" font-size:=\"\"\u003eThey make excellent cleanup crews, seeking out leftover food and vacuuming up detritus from the substrate. They will also consume algae and plant matter, occasionally eating aquarium plants like Java Ferns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp helvetica=\"\" font-size:=\"\"\u003eThey can reproduce in an aquarium but not at a speed that should cause a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp helvetica=\"\" font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp helvetica=\"\" font-size:=\"\"\u003eThey are great scavengers and will eat detritus, alage and waste food. Supplementary wafers or pellets should be given where necessary and they should be rich in calcium.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank Mates:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause a Snail is slow moving and calm in disposition, they should be kept with other non-aggressive tank mates. Be sure to avoid rough and tumble types like Cichlids, Crayfish, Crabs, Goldfish and loaches, as they can eat, injure or kill the snails easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp helvetica=\"\" font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater Parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemperature Range 18 – 26°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epH Range 7.0 – 7.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThey prefer a slightly hard water environment to prevent shell erosion.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fishcave Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57089928036677,"sku":null,"price":5.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1033\/0977\/1077\/files\/RABBIT.jpg?v=1770590094"},{"product_id":"blueberry-snail-pt","title":"Blueberry Snail - Viviparus sp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Blue Berry Snail is a still unidentified operculum snail from the Viviparidae family from Indonesia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shell of this viviparous snail from the Viviparidae family is reddish-brown to pink and grows to 2-3 cm. The foot is strikingly dark blue in color and has funny golden speckles. Like all Viviparidae, this exotic operculum has separate sexes. You can recognize the sexually mature males by their thickened right antennae.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFemales have a brood pouch inside their shell where the fertilized eggs develop. Every two to three weeks, the females release a single fully developed young, preferably during the night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the habitat, Blue Berry Snails mainly live on the bottom of sediment-rich waters. They also like to bury themselves in the aquarium from time to time. Sand as a substrate or a corner with healing earth as a substrate therefore meets their needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilter feeder, diatom algae and biofilm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater Parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT\u003cspan\u003eemperature: 22 to 28°C \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epH: 6.5 - 7.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank Mates: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can keep a small group of five Blue Berry Snails in aquaria from 15 litres. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fishcave Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57089969160517,"sku":null,"price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1033\/0977\/1077\/files\/afcc0e_c4ddd49d7e9c4a5ea70ab8ab57d34dd2_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1770590614"},{"product_id":"assassin-snail","title":"Assassin Snail - Clea Helena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnentome helena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClea helena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a beautiful freshwater snail with a pointy, spiral shell that reaches up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The shell has a ribbed texture and is easily recognized by the alternating dark brown and yellow stripes that look like a bumblebee pattern. You may see it crawling around with a prominently extended siphon tube, which is used to suck in water for passing it across the gills and detecting food. Like the Malaysian trumpet snail, the assassin snail likes to bury itself in sand or gravel substrate, and it will extend its siphon out of the ground, allowing it to easily breathe in fresh water and smell the surrounding area. As soon as it gets a whiff of food in the vicinity, it will pop out of the ground to go hunting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThis Southeast Asian snail is found in Thailand, Malaysia, and the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Because of its small size, one snail can easily live in 2 gallons of water or more at temperatures of 70–80°F (21–27°C). Like most snails, it prefers alkaline pH from 7.2–8.0 and moderate to hard GH. If you notice the snail is developing holes and pits in its shell, you may have soft water and need to add crushed coral and mineral supplements to ensure healthy shell growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank Mates:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiven its common name, you should remove all snails that you do not wish to get eaten. When kept in groups, assassin snails have the ability to take down larger snails, such as mystery, nerite, and Sulawesi rabbit snails. However, they do not tend to attack their own kind and are safe to keep with peaceful fish, aquarium plants, dwarf shrimp, and other non-snail invertebrates. 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