Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Malaysian Trumpet Snail
Melanoides tuberculata
Photo: Dennis L. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–30 °C
- pH6.5–8.5
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Thiaridae
- Origin
- Tropical Africa and Asia
- Size
- 2 – 3 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.5
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 5-20 / KH 3-15
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- detritivore (detritus and biofilm)
- Reproduction
- Viviparous and parthenogenetic; it reproduces very quickly
Notes: It spends the day buried in the substrate and stirring it up, which prevents oxygen-depleted areas. A rapidly growing population indicates an excess of food.
