Snail care guides
Short, practical guides for keeping healthy snails.
Mystery snails
Mystery Snail Care GuideHow to keep mystery snails (Pomacea diffusa): tank size, water, food, calcium, eggs and why they cannot ship to some states.Nerite snails
Nerite Snail Care GuideHow to keep nerite snails: the best algae eaters for most tanks, what they need, and why the white eggs never hatch in fresh water.Rabbit snails
Rabbit Snail Care GuideHow to keep rabbit snails (Tylomelania): warm, hard water, a soft substrate and plenty of food.Reef clean up crew
Saltwater Snail Clean Up Crew GuideHow to pick turbo, astrea, cerith and nassarius snails for a reef or saltwater tank, and how many of each.Acclimation
How to Acclimate New SnailsStep by step drip or float acclimation for freshwater and saltwater snails, and what to do if a snail looks dead.Stocking
How Many Snails Per Gallon?Simple rules for how many nerite, mystery, rabbit and reef snails to add to your tank.Mystery vs nerite
Mystery Snail vs Nerite Snail: Which One Should You Get?Mystery snail vs nerite snail compared side by side: algae eating, size, eggs, water, tank size and how to use both in one tank.Turbo vs astrea
Turbo Snail vs Astrea Snail: Which Is Better for Your Reef?Turbo vs astrea snails compared: how to tell them apart, which algae each eats, why both can get stuck upside down, and how many to add per gallon.Cerith vs nassarius
Cerith vs Nassarius Snail: Which Sand Bed Snail Do You Need?Cerith vs nassarius snails: what each one eats, how they work the sand bed, how many per gallon, and why most reefs keep both.Reef crew by tank size
Clean Up Crew for a 20 Gallon Reef Tank (and 10, 30, 40 and 55)Exactly which snails and how many for a 20 gallon reef clean up crew, with counts for 10, 30, 40 and 55 gallon tanks and when to add them.Nerite eggs
Do Nerite Snails Lay Eggs in Freshwater? (And Will They Hatch?)Yes, nerites lay white eggs in freshwater tanks, but they do not hatch. Why, what the white dots are, how to remove them and how to get fewer.Rabbit snails and plants
Do Rabbit Snails Eat Plants? What Is Safe in a Rabbit Snail TankAre rabbit snails safe with plants? What they really eat, the Java fern question, which plants fit their warm, hard water, and how to keep leaves intact.Nerite types
Types of Nerite Snails: Olive, Zebra, Tiger, Horned and Virgin ComparedCompare the five most popular nerite snails: size, look, best tank size and which one to pick for algae, nano tanks or a showpiece.Mystery snail state rules
Can I Buy Mystery Snails in My State? Arizona, Maine and GeorgiaWhy we cannot ship mystery snails to Arizona, Maine or Georgia, what those states restrict, and the best legal snail swaps for your tank.Is my snail dead?
Is My Snail Dead or Sleeping? How to Tell (and What to Do)How to tell if an aquarium snail is dead or just resting: the smell test, the trapdoor test, floating snails, upside down reef snails and new arrivals.