Golden Sun Snail
Clithon subgranosa
The Golden Sun Snail is not only very beautiful, but also a hard-working algae eater.
- very good algae eater
- yellow-green and black housing
- no reproduction in fresh water
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Product description & details
The Golden Sun Snail, Clithon subgranosa, is a species of snail that is widespread in Southeast Asia and occurs, among other places, in the Western Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines. There it lives in estuaries of brackish water and lives in both freshwater and brackish water. Its appearance alone makes the Golden Sun Snail, which is up to 2.5cm large, a sought-after aquarium resident. It has a beautiful, yellow to olive green and partly heavily grooved shell, on which you can not only see a delicate black pattern, but also occasionally a small horn, which gives the horned nerite snail or antler snail its name.
Care in the aquarium
As long as the basic needs of this horned nerite snail are taken into account, it is easy to care for. Due to its small size, it can be kept in aquariums starting at 30 liters. In their natural habitat, the water often has brackish water conditions, i.e. a slightly higher salt content. Nevertheless, the naturally very adaptable snail can easily be kept in a freshwater aquarium. As with most species of snails, medium to hard water is ideal, as the shell can be damaged if the water is too soft. Although extremely peaceful, the Golden Sun Snail is very active. It spends the whole day eating algae and is particularly suitable for fighting algae in the nano aquarium. The Golden Sun Snail, like all horned nerite snails, should not be placed in new tanks, but only in well-used tanks.
Feeding
Like all nerite snails, the Golden Sun Snail is limnivorous, i.e. feeds on growth in the form of algae and bacterial films. Supplementary feeding is usually only necessary if the snail does not have enough biofilm in the aquarium. Spirulina and chlorella are ideal as feed.
Sexual characteristics and breeding
Clithon subgranosa has separate sexes, but the sex differences cannot be detected from the outside. Breeding the Golden Sun Snail is extremely difficult. The young animals require brackish water and go through various larval stages until they can be transferred back to fresh water as fully grown snails.