Aquarium snails

Snails graze algae and turn over the substrate, from nerites and mystery snails to marine cleanup species. Each profile lists the conditions a snail needs and how it behaves in a tank.

37 species

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  Apple Snail

  Pomacea canaliculata

  5.9 in (15 cm)21 gal (80 L)64–81°F (18–27°C)

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  Assassin Snail

  Anentome helena

  1 in (2.5 cm)5 gal (20 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)

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  Astraea Turbo Snail

  Astraea tecta

  1 in (2.5 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Black Devil Snail

  Faunus ater

  3.9 in (10 cm)13 gal (50 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)

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  Bladder Snail

  Physella acuta

  0.6 in (1.5 cm)5 gal (20 L)57–86°F (14–30°C)

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  Bumble Bee Snail

  Engina mendicaria

  0.8 in (2 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Cerith Snail

  Cerithium sp.

  1.6 in (4 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Dusky Nerite Snail

  Neritina pulligera

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Fighting Conch

  Strombus alatus

  3.1 in (8 cm)20 gal (75 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Giant Colombian Ramshorn

  Marisa cornuarietis

  2 in (5 cm)5 gal (20 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Gold Rabbit Snail

  Tylomelania gemmifera

  2.8 in (7 cm)16 gal (60 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Great Pond Snail

  Lymnaea stagnalis

  2.4 in (6 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  Great Ramshorn

  Planorbarius corneus

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–77°F (18–25°C)
• Himalayan Rabbit Snail

  Tylomelania marwotoae

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)77–86°F (25–30°C)

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  Horned nerite

  Clithon corona

  0.6 in (1.5 cm)5 gal (19 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Japanese Trapdoor Snail

  Cipangopaludina malleata

  2 in (5 cm)8 gal (30 L)64–77°F (18–25°C)

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  Malaysian Trumpet Snail

  Melanoides tuberculata

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)70–77°F (21–25°C)

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  Marbled Limpet Nerite

  Septaria porcellana

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Marine Nerite Snail

  Nerita sp.

  1 in (2.5 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Mexican Turbo Snail

  Turbo fluctuosus

  2.4 in (6 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Mystery Snail

  Pomacea diffusa

  2 in (5 cm)5 gal (20 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)

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  Nassarius Snail

  Nassarius sp.

  1 in (2.5 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Olive nerite

  Vittina usnea

  0.8 in (2 cm)5 gal (20 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
• Pagoda Snail

  Brotia pagodula

  2.4 in (6 cm)5 gal (20 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Pyramid Top Snail

  Tectus fenestratus

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Ring Cowrie

  Monetaria annulus

  1.2 in (3 cm)20 gal (75 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Seminole Ramshorn

  Planorbella duryi

  1 in (2.5 cm)5 gal (20 L)68–82°F (20–28°C)

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  Stomatella Snail

  Stomatella varia

  0.8 in (2 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Tiger / Strawberry Conch

  Conomurex luhuanus

  2.8 in (7 cm)20 gal (75 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Tiger nerite

  Vittina coromandeliana

  1 in (2.5 cm)5 gal (19 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Triangle Rabbit Snail

  Tylomelania sinabartfeldi

  2 in (5 cm)5 gal (20 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)
• Trochus Snail

  Trochus sp.

  1.2 in (3 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Virgin nerite

  Vitta virginea

  0.8 in (2 cm)5 gal (20 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Wandering Snail

  Ampullaceana balthica

  0.8 in (2 cm)11 gal (40 L)50–84°F (10–29°C)

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  White Spotted Rabbit Snail

  Tylomelania towutica

  4.3 in (11 cm)16 gal (60 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)

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  White Wizard Snail

  Filopaludina martensi

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Zebra Nerite

  Vittina natalensis

  1 in (2.5 cm)5 gal (20 L)66–84°F (19–29°C)