Blueberry Snail
Notopala sp.
The Blueberry Snail is a beautiful novelty in aquarium keeping
- beautiful coloring
- blue and orange foot
- viviparous
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Product description & details
The Blueberry Snail, also known as the Orange-spotted Leopard Snail, is a freshwater snail of the Notopala genus native to Southeast Asia. It has a pretty, pink to dark brown, twisted and tapered shell and a dark blue foot with bright orange dots. This beauty is still an absolute novelty in aquarium keeping!
Care in the aquarium
As long as the basic needs of the Blueberry Snail are taken into account, it is easy to care for. Due to its small size, it can be kept in aquariums of 20 liters or more. In its natural habitat it spends most of its time on the ground and also likes to burrow every now and then. Ideally, the aquarium should have a soft substrate such as sand, soil or fine gravel. As with most species of snails, medium to hard water is ideal, as the shell can be damaged if the water is too soft. This extremely peaceful snail is not particularly assertive when it comes to food competitors and should therefore only be kept with calm, not too voracious fish or shrimp. Snail-eating species, as well as rapidly multiplying or very assertive snail species such as ramshorn snails or apple snails, should not be kept in the same aquarium.
Feeding
The Blueberry Snail feeds on biofilm in the form of algae deposits and bacterial films, but also filters food particles from the open water. Dust foods for fan shrimps as well as spirulina and chlorella are ideal as feed. They also like to graze and eat brown autumn leaves and green forage such as pumpkin chips.
Sexual characteristics and breeding
Notopala sp. has separate sexes and the sexually mature males can be distinguished from the females by their thickened right antenna, which functions as a copulation organ. The Blueberry Snail can reproduce in fresh water and is a viviparous snail. However, since a female only gives birth to a single offspring every 2-3 weeks, reproduction occurs relatively slowly.
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