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Malaysian Trumpet Snail

Melanoides tuberculata

The *Melanoides tuberculata* (universally known as MTS, Malaysian Trumpet Snail) is the tireless "earthworm" of the freshwater aquarium. With its elongated spiral shell, it spends the entire day buried under the sand. Its biological work is of incalculable value: moving like a tiny drill, it constantly aerates the bottom, preventing deadly anoxic pockets and bringing organic debris to the roots of the plants to fertilize them. They come out in the open almost exclusively at night in silent swarms. Like the Ramshorn, a demographic explosion indicates too much food. If you see them climbing en masse on the glass during the day, the alarm has gone off: it means there is an oxygen crash or a serious peak of nitrites on the bottom.

Family
Thiaridae
Origin
Sud Est Asiatico, Africa e Medio Oriente. Specie cosmopolita ultra-resistente che abita fondali sabbiosi o fangosi di fiumi lenti e laghi.
Tank use
Used in 0 tanks
Temperature

18 °C - 32 °C

pH

6.5 - 8.5

Water type

Freshwater

Ecological role

Aerazione del fondale / Prevenzione sacche anossiche

Copper

Alta (Se muoiono in massa sotto la sabbia avvelenano l'acqua)

Description

The Curse of the Glass-Cleaning Magnet (The Perpetual Scratches of the Deaf Mute Futile Helpless Diamond Shell):

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Care and observations

The Illusion of the Empty Aquarium (The Invisible Army of Clones Under the Blind Futile Sand):

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Invertebrate profile

Type
Gasteropodo da Fondo / Spazzino
Diet
Detritivoro da substrato / Cibo avanzato sepolto
Ecological role
Aerazione del fondale / Prevenzione sacche anossiche
Minimum group
1
Adult size
3 cm
GH
6 dGH - 20 dGH
KH
4 dKH - 15 dKH
TDS
150 ppm - 500 ppm
Copper
Alta (Se muoiono in massa sotto la sabbia avvelenano l'acqua)
Shock sensitivity
Bassa (Opercolo resistente e tolleranza altissima)
Calcium and minerals
Medio (Necessita acqua mediamente dura per mantenere il cono affilato)
Molting
Crescita a spirale allungata. I gusci vuoti sul fondo diventano rifugio per microfauna.
Reproduction
Vivipare partenogenetiche. Generano cloni vivi senza uova visibili. Riproduzione esplosiva se il fondale è ricco di cibo non consumato.
Compatibility
Ignorate da quasi tutti i pesci per via del guscio conico molto duro. Preda prediletta solo per lumache killer (Clea Helena) e grossi Botia.

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