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Sulawesi Elephant Snail
Sulawesi Elephant Snail
Species	Tylomelania sarasin
Difficulty	Easy
Min. Tank Size	45.425 liters 45,424.941 mL 12 US Gallons (45.4L)
Size	11.43 cm 1-4.5 " (2.5-11.4cm)
pH	7.2 - 8.0
Temp.	300.15 K 80.6 °F 540.27 °R 303.15 K 86 °F 545.67 °R27 -30 °C (80.6-86°F)
Water Hardness	8-15 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	2-5 years

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 Videos 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Elephant Snail

(Not to be confused with the saltwater Elephant snail.)

[edit] Synonyms

Tylomelania bakara, Tylomelania zeamais, Tylomelania kruimeli, Tylomelania helmuti

[edit] Sexing

Male and female. They mate and give birth to live young.

[edit] Tank compatibility

This snail will be peaceful towards fish tank mates, as long as they are not predatory. However, this snail will eat plants if not well fed.

[edit] Diet

This snail eats live plants. They will also eat cooked spinach, carrot and broccoli and will also take sinking pellets and wafers.

[edit] Feeding regime

Daily feeding of pellets or vegetables. It prefers to graze on smaller particles than large chunks of food, this will also trigger it's sifting behaviour as it searches the substrate for food.

[edit] Environment Specifics

This snail thrives in a well maintained mature tank with good water flow and a high GH level. Very bright lighting is not appreciated. It prefers a sandy substrate to sift through with several smooth rocks to climb upon.

[edit] Behaviour

Tends to hide at first. But will venture out after it has settled in, especially if food is provided regularly.

[edit] Identification

This snail has a chunky conical shell that is ridged coloured dark brown or black. Skin is mottled and varies from yellow to orange with black lines or dots to mainly black with white dots and forms a long 'trunk' like snout.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] Videos

[edit] References

• PFK - Issue 2/March 2009, page 20 by Chris Lukhaup

[edit] External links

• Three new species of the freshwater snail genus Tylomelania (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae) from the Malili lake system, Sulawesi, Indonesia
• Tylomelania zeamais
• Snailshop - UK Retailer of Sulawesi Elephant Snails]
• Sulawesi