Description
Purple Albino Mystery Snails | Pack of 5
Purple Albino Mystery Snails are an attractively colored variant of a fully aquatic mystery snail. Their predominant colors are light red, blue, yellow, and rose. Like all snails, they have a spiral shell in either oblong or round shape. They grow to about 1 – 2 inches in diameter.
How to Care for Mystery Snails
Mystery snails, also known by their scientific name Pomacea Bridgesii, are very easy to take care of and will thrive in a wide range of environments. Provided with a proper environment, they practically take care of themselves. They prefer water temperatures from 70 F to 82.5 F and a pH of around 7 or above. They will thrive in aquariums of all sizes and will appreciate live aquarium plants in their habitat as well as hiding places provided by rocks, driftwood, and other aquarium decorations.
Mystery Snails are primarily herbivorous and will actively graze on algae or decaying plant matter. If made available, they will also consume any remaining fish food. They are active throughout the day and watching them crawl on an aquarium glass, plants, rocks, or other decorations, scraping algae with their mouth, can be quite mesmerizing. The result of their activity is less algae, detritus, and other decaying matter in the aquarium. They are a perfect cleaning crew and are especially beneficial in a planted aquarium for their ability to remove algae.
Mystery Snails are peaceful and will do well with most fish. However, they should not be housed with large and aggressive fish.
Important Disclaimer
Due to local restrictions this snail does not ship to Arizona, Maine and Georgia.
Reviews (41)
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So far so good
Posted by Jana Stinman on 18 Dec 2023One came with a pretty decent sized crack in its shell. Almost like it had been dropped? Another its shell broke in transit but so far is fairing well. All 5 have pepped up nicely and have been exploring the tank.
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Great!
Posted by Ceci on 5 Oct 2023The snails all came healthy and alive, almost immediately started looking around and became curious! lovely snails and lovely delivery :)
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Beautiful!
Posted by Gabrielle . on 4 Aug 2023I bought 5 purple albino mystery snails and all of them arrived alive and well. These were the most active right away when I added them to my tank after acclimating them. I ordered a total of 15 mystery snails from here, received 16 snails, all alive and healthy, and no hitchhikers! All of the snails are good size. Shipping was fast. Definitely recommend purchasing from here.
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Awesome
Posted by Penny on 24 Jul 2023All were alive and the colors are great going to order more
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Beautiful and healthy
Posted by Katie on 25 May 2023They arrived nicely packaged and healthy. They really are beautiful snails. All five were moving and eating within hours of following the directions that came with them. Very happy with them and will be ordering more.
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Buying more!
Posted by Shontel Peppers on 8 Feb 2023They were moving around same day I put them in the tank. I'm so happy with them I just ordered another 5 in different colors. They have done a great job at keeping my turtle tank clean!
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Purple albino mystery snails
Posted by Lloyd Alexander on 17 Nov 2022They arrived fast and alive, they look great as well.
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Snails
Posted by Brian Aston on 13 Sep 2022Very happy with my Mystery Snails. Crawling around my tank doing their job. Beautiful addition to my aquarium
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Purple Albine Mystery Snails
Posted by Bonnie on 25 Aug 2022Love these snails. They were moving about within minutes. They are fairly large also. I only gave four stars because one was dead.
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Great Additions
Posted by Matt Dobbs on 10 Aug 2022Cute lil' guys that readily made themselves at home.
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Perfectly Purple
Posted by Momo on 21 Jul 2022When I saw these online I wasn't sure they were real. LFS said they hadn't seen them on the market in years. Turns out he's full of it, I got 5 of these princely purples and I love them!! All were grape-sized and out of their shells within an hour of being in their tanks. They get along swimmingly with my community tanks and I'm hoping to get some eggs/babies so I can show snooty LFS what's up. I was surprised at how purple they really are once they've had a few days to really get acclimated and get their tums full of food, but each one is unique enough in color and pattern to tell from the others.
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Purple albino Mystery snails
Posted by Caryn on 22 Jun 2022These are the cutest little things. They are very active. I love them.
