Bumble Bee Snail

The black stripes displayed on the spiral coiled shell against a yellow background vary in width some individuals have wider black stripes while in others the yellow bands are more dominant.

Bumble bee snail. Bumble bee snails for pest control vermetid snails i bought a colony of caulastrea last year that was plagued with vermetid snails. The bumble bee snail prefers to consume foods off of live rock and deep sand beds where it can forage for food undisturbed. They are best kept in tanks with plenty of live rock and away from predatory organisms.

They are great at getting into small places that bigger omnivorous snails can t fit into. Indo pacific minimum tank size. 22 27 c water ph range.

3cms minimum tank volume. Bumble bee snail for sale 4less. 0 litres minimum tank size.

The bumble bee snail is small shell sizes varying between 1 cm and 3 cm 0 4 1 2 inches. Bumble bee snails are a wonderful addition to any reef tank. I tried to scrape them off about 5 separate times making sure to get the tube as well as the snail at the bottom.

Like other invertebrates the bumble bee snail is sensitive to copper based medications high nitrate levels and even the slightest fluctuation in water parameters. They will eat detritus in the aquarium and also will eat small bristle worms. 6 8 8 0 water hardness range.

It is one of the most colorful and unique looking snail species in our inventory and its quite popular for this reason. The bumble bee snails are found in marshy islands and are very commonly seen in the waters of florida indonesia chagos kenya madagascar mauritius mozambique tanzania and hawaii. Bumble bee snail scientific name s.