Chopstick Snail Care Guide
Stenomelania torulosa
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Bioload Score
800
- Max Size
- 7 cm / 2.8"
- Temperature
- 22–28°C (72–82°F)
- pH Range
- 7 – 8.2
- Min Tank Size
- 30L (8 gal)
- Min Group Size
- Can be kept alone
- Tank Level
- Bottom
- Origin
- Asia
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Breeding Difficulty
- Difficult
Diet
A peaceful algivore/detritivore that grazes biofilm, algae and leftover food on substrate and hardscape, supplemented with sinking pellets and blanched vegetables when the tank is very clean.
Community Compatibility
Peaceful clean-up crew snail ideal for planted and shrimp tanks with small, non-aggressive fish, but must not be kept with snail-eating loaches, puffers or large predatory cichlids.
Good to Know
The Chopstick Snail (Stenomelania torulosa) is a Southeast Asian long-shelled burrowing species whose larvae require brackish conditions, so it rarely reproduces in freshwater aquaria while tirelessly aerating the substrate and recycling detritus.
Gender Differences
Sexes are externally very difficult to distinguish; all individuals share the same long, conical shell and burrowing behaviour.
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