Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Porcelain Snail
Septaria porcellana
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Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Neritidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific (rivers)
- Size
- 2 – 3 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-15 / KH 3-10
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- algae-eater
- Reproduction
- Does not reproduce in freshwater
Notes: Flat shell, like a limpet, that clings to rocks. It feeds on film algae very effectively.
