| The Black Mystery Snail is a popular
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| | waters of Brazil, the Black Mystery snail
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| aquarium inhabitant and will do well even
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| | will spend the day resting and become
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| in small aquariums with a capacity of no
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| | active at dark. It will spend most of its
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| more than 10 gallons.
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| | time submerged, but it can actually walk
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| When you find these snails in aquarium
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| | on land in search of food. When it is
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| stores, they will typically have a size
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| | kept in an aquarium, you can see it
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| of 3/4" to 1-1/4". As your snail grows
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| | scavenging for food in the substrate or
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| older, it can reach a size of 2". This
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| | sliding up the glass to breath at the
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| type of snail is not an aggressive
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| | surface.
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| species and it is therefore suitable for
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| | As the name implies, the coloration of
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| community aquariums with docile fish
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| | this snail is mainly black, but you can
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| species. You should naturally not house
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| | find specimens that are decorated with
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| it with fish species that eat snails in
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| | golden and ivory colors too. The pattern
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| the wild, unless the fish is very much
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| | varies between each individual snail.
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| smaller than the Black Mystery snail.
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| | They can adapt to most pH values as long
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| This snail belongs to Apple Snail family.
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| | as your avoid the extremes, but ideally
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| In the Apple Snail family you can find
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| | to keep the pH from 6.5 to 8.0 and avoid
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| roughly 120 snail species and many of
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| | rapid changes. The preferred dH range is
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| them are popular in aquariums. Just like
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| | 12-18 and the recommended water
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| all the other snail species from this
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| | temperature 68-85 degrees F.
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| family, this snail has a siphon that is
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| | The Black mystery snail is an omnivore
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| use to breath oxygen from the air.
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| | species that will happily eat left over
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| The Black Mystery snail will stay
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| | fish food and help you keep the aquarium
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| submerged near the waters surface in the
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| | clean.
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| aquarium and stretch up the siphon into
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| | You can for instance feed it flakes and
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| the air. It is very important that the
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| | frozen food. It will also eat algae and
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| Black Mystery snail is not denied access
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| | dead and decaying plant matter. If the
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| to the surface in the aquarium, since
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| | aquarium is without any plants, you
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| this will cause it to suffocate.
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| | should regularly feed your snail
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| Leave a gap of at least 2 inches between
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| | vegetables and algae based food.
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| the water and any lid. In its native
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