Yellow Spotted Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania Patriarchalis)
 
Rabbits snails also known as elephant snails are a great addition to a freshwater aquarium. They are much larger than other common aquarium snails, their name derives from their elephant like appearance.
 
Difficulty: Easy
 
Size: 4CM+
 
Water Parameters:
PH:  7.5 - 8.5
Temperature: 20 - 30C"
 
 
Keeping Snails:
Snails are perfect aquarium inhabitants for beginners. Snails are best suited in aquariums with plants as they love to eat algae and biofilm. It’s a good idea to leave algae and biofilm to grow in the aquarium, it’s important not to clean all of the algae from the glass and ornaments so the snails have a source of food. Shrimp make perfect tankmates for snails.
 
Behaviour:
Snails will spend most of their time foraging for food. You will see them in areas which are high in algae and biofilm.
 
Diet:
The staple diet for snails is algae and biofilm. Although their diet can be subsided with algae wafers or shrimp food. Like shrimp it is important foods do not have a high copper content as this is poisonous to snails. Snails also need a source of calcium to help develop strong and healthy shells.
 
Breeding:
Most aquarium snails will not breed in freshwater. To successfully breed aquarium snails brackish or saltwater is needed for the eggs to hatch.
 
Acclimating Snails to the Aquarium:
The best way to add snails to the aquarium is to use the drip acclimate method over a period of 1.5-2.5 hrs. By doing this it allows the snails to adjust to the new parameters of the tank including temperature, PH and water hardness. This will reduce the chances of shock and stress on the snails allowing them to live long healthy lives!
 
Drip Acclimate Method:
Pour the bag into a suitable container (lunch box, large bowl). Use airline tubing with a control nozzle to syphon the water from your aquarium into the container. If you do not have spare air line tubing you can add small amounts of tank water to the container periodically. Once you have increased the amount of water in the container by 4 X your snails are ready to add to their new home.
 
Alive Arrival Guarantee:
We offer an alive arrival guarantee on all of our live shrimp / snail orders. In the unlikely event there are any issues or if you receive a deceased snail, please contact us with a photo of the snail in the unopened transport bag within one hour of signing for the delivery. We will refund the snail accordingly. Please note we do not refund snails once they have been added to your aquarium. If you are at all unhappy with your purchase please contact us prior to adding the snail to the tank. Please note snails are usually lethargic following postage, they will liven up after a few hours of adjusting to their new aquarium.
 
Here at Aquarium Shrimp UK we sell a broad range of Aquarium Shrimp, Snails, Food, Botanicals and Other Products.
 
Combined Shipping:
We combine shipping on all orders. To do this please add products to the basket prior to checking out.
 
Live Stock Orders:
Please select Royal Mail Tracked 24/Special Delivery for all Live stock orders. Small Snails (assassin snails) can be sent by Royal Mail 1st class. In cold weather we include a heat pack free of charge.