Chocolate Poso Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania sp.)

The Chocolate Poso Rabbit Snail brings an unusual silhouette to a warm freshwater aquarium: a long, pale brown spiral shell and a chocolate brown body with a distinctive extended snout. This peaceful Tylomelania is an engaging bottom dweller for an established aquarium with mineral rich water.

Sold individually. Shell shade, surface texture and size vary naturally. Looking for another variety? Explore our Blue Rabbit Snail.

Care Guide

Provide a mature, filtered aquarium with fine sand or smooth gravel and open areas to explore. Keep the water warm, stable and alkaline. Avoid soft, acidic conditions that can erode the shell, and acclimate carefully to your aquarium's water.

Offer small portions of sinking snail food, algae wafers and occasional blanched vegetables. Natural grazing alone may not provide enough food. Remove uneaten portions, maintain good water quality and avoid copper medications.

Specifications

Compatibility

Choose peaceful companions that share its warm, hard water requirements. Avoid puffers, snail eating loaches, predatory crayfish and fish that nip exposed tentacles. Hardy plants can provide shelter, but delicate plants may be sampled, so watch how your snail behaves.

Recommended Foods & Supplies

• Hikari Mini Algae Wafers: an easy sinking food to portion alongside a varied diet.
• Anubias Nana: a sturdy plant for sheltered grazing areas. Keep the rhizome above the substrate.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many snails will I receive?
One snail per quantity ordered. This is a representative variety listing, so the individual animal will vary.

Will rabbit snails reproduce in freshwater?
They can. Rabbit snails produce live young slowly, typically one at a time, rather than laying large clusters of eggs. Breeding is not guaranteed.

Is Chocolate Poso an exact species name?
It is a trade name. We list this variety as Tylomelania sp. because suppliers use different species names for chocolate rabbit snails.

Can it live on leftover fish food?
Give it its own small, regular meals and make sure faster tankmates do not take everything first.