White Wizard Snail
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- Care level
- Intermediate
- Adult size
- 4–6 cm
- Minimum tank
- 75 litres
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
Species profile
White Hercules Snail
Brotia herculea
Common names: White Hercules Snail
Trade nameHercules Snails
Adult size
Up to 10 cm
Typical adult length 6–10 cm.
Up to 10 cm
Countries of origin
Good fit for your tank?
Good fit for
- Mature planted aquarium setups
- Intermediate shrimp keepers
- Breeding colonies
Think carefully if
- The aquarium contains shrimp-eating fish
- The tank is newly cycled
- Water conditions change frequently
A pale-shell trade form of the large Southeast Asian Hercules snail Brotia herculea.
Appearance and Identification
Large elongated turreted shell. White trade specimens may have naturally pale, worn, sanded, or chemically altered shell surfaces, while new growth can appear darker or golden brown.
White Hercules Snail is a trade description rather than a separate species. Inspect shell condition carefully because artificially stripped or damaged shells are sometimes sold as white forms.
External sex differences are subtle or unreliable without species-specific examination.
Tank Requirements
- Suggested filter
- About 320–400 litres an hour
- Suggested heater
- About 75–125 W for this tank
- Minimum tank volume
- 80 litres
- Minimum tank length
- 75 cm
- Minimum group size
- 1
- Recommended group size
- 3
- Activity level
- Low
- Flow preference
- Moderate
- Planting preference
- Moderately planted
- Hiding places
- Yes
- Lid recommended
- Yes
- Jumping risk
- Low
Provide a spacious mature aquarium, soft substrate areas, stable mineralized water, and food that reaches this slow-moving snail.
Behaviour and Tankmates
Peaceful freshwater snail that spends much of its time grazing or searching for food.
Usually non-territorial and may be kept singly or with compatible conspecifics when food and space are adequate.
Not normally territorial.
Suitable with peaceful tankmates that do not nip, crush, or prey on snails.
Water Parameters
Provide clean, well-oxygenated, mineral-rich water and ample grazing. Avoid acidic conditions and handle the large shell carefully.
Parameter caveat
Stable conditions are more important than chasing exact numbers.
Feeding
- Diet types
- Aufwuchs Grazer, Detritivore, Omnivore
- Feeding frequency
- Daily
- Preferred foods
- Mature biofilmPrimary natural grazing resource.
- Algae-based sinking foodSupplement when natural growth is insufficient.
- Softened vegetables or complete snail foodFeed in small amounts and remove leftovers.
Large detritivore and grazer that needs mature biofilm plus regular sinking foods and vegetables.
Avoid overfeeding; excess food can cause rapid snail population growth and poor water quality.
Breeding
- Breeding type
- Direct Developer, Livebearer
- Breeding difficulty
- Difficult
- Breeding temperature
- 25 °C
- Breeding pH
- 7.6
- Brood or egg count
- Small number of live young
- Incubation
- 42 days
- Parental care
- Maternal care
- Baby foods
- Mature biofilm and fine natural foodsProvide stable grazing surfaces suitable for juveniles or hatchlings.
Livebearing pachychilid that produces a small number of developed juveniles. Captive reproduction is slow.
Habitat and Origin
- Geographic origin
- Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Thailand
- Natural habitat
- Freshwater Stream, River, Sand/Mud Substrate
- Aquarium contexts
- Freshwater Community, Snail Tank
- Audience level
- Intermediate
Classification
- Profile type
- Trade name
- Genus
- Brotia
- Family
- Pachychilidae
- Species group
- Hercules Snails
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