A Purple Mystery Snail glides across the aquarium floor, its deep violet shell standing out against the natural surroundings
Resting on a vibrant green plant, the Purple Mystery Snail's smooth, spiraled shell creates a striking contrast against the lush aquarium foliage
A Purple Mystery Snail clings to a rock, showcasing its rich shell color as it explores its aquatic home
With its antennae extended, the Purple Mystery Snail slowly moves up the glass, searching for algae to graze on
A Purple Mystery Snail glides across the aquarium floor, its deep violet shell standing out against the natural surroundings
Resting on a vibrant green plant, the Purple Mystery Snail's smooth, spiraled shell creates a striking contrast against the lush aquarium foliage
A Purple Mystery Snail clings to a rock, showcasing its rich shell color as it explores its aquatic home
With its antennae extended, the Purple Mystery Snail slowly moves up the glass, searching for algae to graze on

Purple Mystery Snail

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The Purple Mystery Snail (Pomacea bridgesii) is a rare and striking freshwater snail, known for its deep purple shell and graceful movements. This peaceful invertebrate is not only a stunning addition to any aquarium but also serves as an efficient algae eater, helping to keep your tank clean by consuming biofilm, algae, and leftover food.

With their calm nature and fascinating behavior, Purple Mystery Snails are an excellent choice for beginners and experienced aquarists alike. Their ability to extend a siphon to breathe at the water’s surface adds to their unique charm, making them a hardworking yet beautiful addition to any community tank.

Key Features:
✔️ Rare deep purple coloration, a standout in any aquarium
✔️ Natural algae eater, helping to maintain a clean and healthy tank
✔️ Hardy and beginner-friendly, easy to care for and adaptable
✔️ Peaceful and community-friendly, safe with fish and shrimp
✔️ Great for planted tanks, adding movement and contrast

Care Tips:
🌡️ Water Temperature: 20-28°C (68-82°F)
📏 Tank Size: Minimum 20 litres recommended
🥦 Diet: Algae, biofilm, blanched vegetables, and calcium-rich foods for strong shell health {this species will not eat black beard, hair algae. Some may eat cyanobacteria/blue green algae and slime algaes}
💧 Water Conditions: pH 7.0-8.0, moderate hardness to support shell growth

Add a Purple Mystery Snail to your aquarium for a stunning, low-maintenance, and hardworking companion that enhances both aesthetics and tank health!

Mystery snails make great additions to shrimp breeding tanks as shrimplets will eat the slime trail left behind by mystery snails. This provides the babies with a constant food source and in turn will reduce the mortality rate of young shrimplets and help them grow faster.

Mystery snails need both genders in order to produce viable eggs. They will not over populate uncontrollably like other species of snails and their eggs are very easy to remove and dispose of safely {freezing then crushing then throwing the eggs in the bin, in the garden or fed back to the snails for a calcium and protein boost it can be detrimental to the environment if they are not disposed of correctly and find their way into our waterways}

Please note that although clean-up crews can help make thriving ecosystems within your aquariums, they are not great to add for the sole purpose of fixing an imbalance. This can contribute to that problem by adding more to the bioload, which can cause more algae. They will also need to be fed their own food. and cannot solely rely on what is in your aquarium.