Rabbit Snail Orange (Tylomelania sp.)
Tylomelania sp.
Origin: Sulawesi, Indonesia
Water Parameters
Quick Stats
- Max Size
- 8 cm
- Min Tank
- 30 L
- Lifespan
- 3-5
- Swimming Level
- bottom
- Schooling
- No
- Diet
- omnivore
- Temperament
- peaceful; burrowing species requiring soft sand substrate; livebearing with slow reproduction; needs warm, hard water
About
The Orange Rabbit Snail is a warm-toned Tylomelania variant with a long conical shell and an orange-to-tangerine body that contrasts attractively against aquarium substrates. Like other rabbit snails, it is a slow-moving, peaceful detritivore that enjoys burrowing in soft sand substrates. Its livebearing reproductive strategy and slow reproduction rate make population growth manageable. Requires warm, hard, alkaline water to match its Sulawesi lake origins.
Care Guide
Minimum 30 L with fine sand substrate for burrowing. pH 7.3–8.5, GH 8–18, KH 5–12, temperature 26–30°C — warm water essential. Feed blanched vegetables, biofilm, and sinking pellets. Calcium supplementation (cuttlefish bone) supports shell health. Peaceful with all snail-safe species; avoid assassin snails. Livebearing — produces 1–2 fully formed young at a time.
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