All adult snails are guaranteed to be 1.0 inch diameter or greater and are in breeding condition.

A rare blue colour morph of the more commonly available apple snails.

Common apple snails (Pomacea bridgesii) are an excellent choice for the average tropical aquarium

This species will not eat aquarium plants and will help to keep the algae levels down in the aquarium.  They are peaceful inhabitant and easy to keep.  This species has separate sexes, thus one snail on its own will not be able to reproduce in captivity (a male and female are required to mate.)

Maximum size - 1.5 inches in diameter

Feeding - Algae, sinking pellets, cooked leafy green vegetables

Health Additives - SnailStrong Liquid Calcium.

pH 7.0 - 8.5 (less than 7.0 and shells corrode)

Temperature Tolerance - 18-28 Degrees Celcius

Preferable Temperature of 24-26 Degrees Celcius

Stocking rate - One snail per 2.5 gallons

Do NOT keep snails with loaches (sucking loaches are ok), pufferfish, crabs, crayfish or large aggressive fish as they will kill snails.

Did you know?

• Apple snails have both a lung and a gill used to obtain oxygen. 
• Apple snails can cruise upside down under the surface film of the water. 
• The apple snail family contains the largest freshwater snail species in the world!
• Apple snails have a snorkel-like tube called a siphon which they use to suck atmospheric air into their gill chamber.
• Apple snails use smell more than sight to locate their food
• Apple snails have a trapdoor at the opening of their shell called an operculum.
• The teeth of an apple snail is know as the radula.
• Apple snails can catch food floating on the waters' surface by making a funnel with their foot!
• Apple snails can become tame pets, accepting food from their owners hand.
• Apple snails love to play in airstone bubbles!