Assorted Mystery Snails You will receive five (5) randomly selected Mystery Snails based on what we have available. You will receive a minimum of two types from the list below: Albino Mystery Snail Black Mystery Snail Blue Mystery Snail Gold Mystery Snail Ivory Mystery Snail Jade Mystery Snail Magenta Mystery Snail Purple Mystery Snail Please note that no special requests for color. These snails will be completely random. Cycling with Snails We use these beautiful snails to help keep our aquarium cycled as we add and take shrimp out of the tank to sell. They produce a fair amount of waste, which helps keep beneficial bacteria. This bacterium is crucial for processing waste out of the water (also known as the nitrogen cycle). Snail Clean Up Crew One of the leading causes for beginner shrimp keepers to fail is overfeeding. Many hobbyists are used to feeding a lot and doing huge water changes. For shrimp, this is not the case. A smaller water change of 10% biweekly is more than enough for shrimp to thrive. Therefore, when the occasional overfeeding happens it can lead to raised ammonia level and in turn, dead shrimp. Mystery snails have a large appetite and will gladly clean up any leftover food in an aquarium. They can actually break down food much quicker than shrimp through digestion. This is why we believe that snail poop is actually beneficial to a shrimp’s diet. Therefore, these snails are providing clean up and eventually, natural food. About Mystery Snails Mystery snails are from the genus Ampullariidae. They originate from South America and are extremely peaceful. In a shrimp tank, they are the gentile giant. The only downside to mystery snails is that their main diet in the wild is from feeding on dying vegetation. This means that mystery snails will not eat healthy plants. They will feed on dying plants or leaves that have fallen off the plant. These snails will thrive off of leaf matter. The snail feces is believed to be beneficial to shrimp and their overall health. There are over 120 species of snails with the Ampullariidae family. Please note: During shipping, snails sometimes go into a hibernation-like state and may not become fully active for up to a week once acclimated to your aquarium. Tank Parameters pH: 7.0 to 7.6 GH: 7 to 15 KH: 2 to 8 TDS: 180 to 400 Temp: 68 to 72 Tank Equipment Filter: Matten Filter Substrate: Brightwell Rio Escuro or Cafe Soil, or Pool Filtered Sand, Eco-Complete, Flourite Water: RO/DI Water remineralized with Shrimple GH/KH+ or Shrimple GH+. Decor: Malaysian Driftwood, Java Moss, and Indian Almond Leaves
