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== About this snail ==
 
== About this snail ==
:These are a group of burrowing snails that are commonly found in freshwater aquarium tanks. These popular scavengers provide a useful function of breaking up the substrate therefore reducing anaerobic bacteria and eating decaying plant and dead animals. They also eat algae. They are extremely good cleaning crew for a tank with substrates.
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:These are a group of burrowing snails that are commonly found in freshwater aquarium tanks. These popular scavengers provide a useful function of breaking up the substrate therefore reducing anaerobic bacteria and eating decaying plant and dead animals. They also eat algae, although you will not see any notable difference. They are extremely good cleaning crew for a tank with substrates.
  
 
==Alternative names==
 
==Alternative names==
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== Environment Specifics ==
 
== Environment Specifics ==
*Must have [[calcium]] (hardness) in the water and a [[pH]] greater than 7.0 or the shell will dissolve and the snail will die.
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*Must have [[calcium]] (hardness) in the water and a [[pH]] greater than 7.0 or the shell will dissolve and the snail will die. Haha just kidding. You can't kill these snails.
*Do not keep it with [[:Category:Puffer Fish (Freshwater)|Puffers]] or [[:Category:Loach|Loaches]], as they may try to eat the snail. Some tetras, at least [[Paracheirodon_innesi|neons]], can bite their tentacles (maybe mistaken for worms).
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*Do not keep it with [[:Category:Puffer Fish (Freshwater)|Puffers]] or [[:Category:Loach|Loaches]], as they may try to eat the snail. Some tetras, at least [[Paracheirodon_innesi|neons]], can bite their tentacles (maybe mistaken for worms). This is a good thing however, as this harassment will cause the snails to know their place. In the dirt.  See behavior for more information.
 
*Remarkably tolerant of [[salt]] or [[Copper]], so can be kept in brackish water up to 30ppt. Copper based snail treatments will not kill it.
 
*Remarkably tolerant of [[salt]] or [[Copper]], so can be kept in brackish water up to 30ppt. Copper based snail treatments will not kill it.
  
 
== Behaviour ==
 
== Behaviour ==
:This snail is a slow roamer spending the majority of the time just under the substrate (never more than 0.5") and comes up at night where it will explore all over the aquarium keeping under the water.
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:This snail is a slow roamer spending the majority of the time just under the substrate (never more than 0.5") and comes up at night where it will explore all over the aquarium keeping under the water. Unless of course you have no fish to harass them.  Otherwise they will chill in droves anywhere they please, usually in broad daylight.  This is a territorial display, a declaration of war.  They are letting their owner know they are here to stay.
  
 
:The snail can not control its own internal temperature so if it is kept at the higher temperature, it will move around more quickly, but will have a shorter life span of about a year.
 
:The snail can not control its own internal temperature so if it is kept at the higher temperature, it will move around more quickly, but will have a shorter life span of about a year.
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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*[http://www.tfhmagazine.com/archives/articles/article20090618145166.php Tropical Fish Magazine] article 'Taming the Tenacious Trumpet Snail' by Tom Lorenz. August 2009 (requires free registration)
 
*[http://www.tfhmagazine.com/archives/articles/article20090618145166.php Tropical Fish Magazine] article 'Taming the Tenacious Trumpet Snail' by Tom Lorenz. August 2009 (requires free registration)
 
*[http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/malacology/fl-snail/snails1.htm An identification manual for the freshwater snails of Florida]
 
*[http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/malacology/fl-snail/snails1.htm An identification manual for the freshwater snails of Florida]
 
  
 
[[Category:Snails (Freshwater)]]
 
[[Category:Snails (Freshwater)]]
 
[[Category:Invertebrates (Freshwater)]]
 
[[Category:Invertebrates (Freshwater)]]
 
[[Category:Algae Eaters]]
 
[[Category:Algae Eaters]]

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