🐌 Malaysian Trumpet Snail Melanoides tuberculata

The Malaysian Trumpet Snail (Melanoides tuberculata) is a easy-care, peaceful species from Southeast Asia. Adults reach roughly 1", so plan on a minimum tank of 5 gallons. Keep the water between 68–82°F with a pH of 7–8. It does not school and can be kept singly or in species-appropriate numbers. As an omnivore, it does best on a varied diet appropriate to its feeding style.

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Good tankmates for Malaysian Trumpet Snail

Neon TetraSerpae TetraGuppyEndler's LivebearerZebra DanioHarlequin RasboraChili RasboraCherry BarbWhite Cloud MinnowPanda CoryOtocinclusCherry ShrimpAmano ShrimpNerite SnailMystery SnailMarble HatchetfishEmber TetraBlack Neon TetraLemon TetraGlowlight TetraBloodfin TetraDiamond TetraEmperor TetraSilver Tip TetraX-Ray TetraCelestial Pearl DanioLambchop RasboraGlowlight DanioCheckerboard BarbFive-Banded BarbThreadfin RainbowfishHoney GouramiSparkling GouramiMultifasciatusPygmy CoryJulii CoryLeast KillifishGhost ShrimpAssassin SnailRamshorn SnailGold TetraPenguin TetraFlame TetraGalaxy RasboraPhoenix RasboraEmerald Eye RasboraLeopard DanioGold Ring DanioForktail Blue-eyePeaceful BettaShell-DwellerAdolfo's CoryHabrosus CoryZebra OtoBlue Dream ShrimpYellow ShrimpBlack Diamond ShrimpBumblebee ShrimpLyretail KillifishClown Killifish

Avoid these tankmates

Betta (male)AngelfishConvict CichlidOscarPictus CatfishParadise FishJack DempseyGreen TerrorTexas CichlidDemasoni CichlidAuratus CichlidFrontosaChinese Algae EaterRed Tail SharkFigure-8 PufferBlack Ghost KnifefishAfrican Butterfly FishRopefishSenegal BichirGolden Wonder KillifishBucktooth TetraBanjar Red CichlidSalvini CichlidMidas CichlidFlowerhornRed Zebra CichlidVenustus CichlidLivingstonii CichlidCompressed CichlidCalvus CichlidTropheus DuboisiRed Claw Crab

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