White Wizard Snail

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🐌 White Wizard Snail Care Guide

Elegant, useful, and low-maintenance freshwater snail!

🔹 Overview

• Scientific Name: Filopaludina martensi (also known as Viviparus spp.)

• Common Name: White Wizard Snail

• Size: 2–3 inches (5–7.5 cm)

• Lifespan: 3 – 5 years

• Temperament: Peaceful

• Tank Size: 10 gallons and up

💡 Loved for its unique ivory shell and algae-cleaning habits!

💧 Water Parameters

✅ Thrives in alkaline, mineral-rich water.
✅ Requires calcium for shell health — avoid soft/acidic water.

🏡 Tank Setup

• Substrate: Sand or fine gravel

• Filtration: Moderate (snails are sensitive to poor water quality)

• Décor: Driftwood, live plants, rocks

• Behavior: Active burrowers and algae grazers

🌱 Won’t harm healthy plants but may uproot delicate ones while moving.

🍽️ Diet

• Algae and biofilm (primary natural diet)

• Algae wafers, blanched vegetables (zucchini, spinach)

• Shrimp pellets, bottom feeder wafers

• Calcium supplements (cuttlebone, crushed coral)

🚫 Avoid copper-based medications — toxic to snails.

🧬 Breeding

• Type: Livebearers (give birth to live young)

• Reproduction: Slow and easy to control

• Babies: Fully formed mini-snails born singly

🐣 Safe for mixed tanks without fear of overpopulation.

✔️ Compatible Tankmates

• Shrimp (cherry, crystal, Amano)

• Peaceful community fish (rasboras, tetras, endlers)

• Other snails (Mystery, Nerite)

🚫 Avoid predators: Loaches, puffers, crayfish, and large cichlids.

🧼 Maintenance

• Weekly 10–20% water changes

• Monitor shell health and mineral levels

• Clean glass gently to preserve biofilm for grazing

• Remove decaying plant matter

❤️ Why You'll Love Them

• Beautiful ivory-white shell — stands out in planted tanks

• Helps control algae and detritus

• Peaceful, easy-going, and long-lived

• Perfect addition to community or shrimp tanks