Prambanan Snail (Thiara winteri)
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This uncommon snail is a unique addition to any freshwater aquarium!
These freshwater snails are truly a sight to be seen. Their unique appearance would make them an attractive component of any aquarium. Wild-caught ones have spikes protruding from their shells, and though they often pass this trait on, the spikes tend to be less prominent in their offspring. Their appearance and behavior are comparable to Malaysian Trumpet Snails, but Prambanan snails are considered more attractive and desirable among aquarium enthusiasts. They are known to burrow themselves deep in substrate, but will show themselves frequently if tank conditions are ideal. They must be kept in water with a VERY minimum pH value of 5 or more (their shells start to disintegrate at lower pH levels), and they tend to prefer sandy substrate.
All of our Prambanan (Thiara Winteri) snails are at least 3/4 inch long, which is rather large for a freshwater snail. They are also very useful in keeping tanks clean because they eat algae and rotted plant parts. They will also eat any kind of food tablets or flakes, as well as vegetables.
- Unique and attractive tiered shells
- Very rare
- Completely peaceful
- Temperature: 70° - 80° F (21° - 26.6° C)
- pH: 7.0+
- KH: 5 - 30 dKH
- Minimum tank size: 5 gallons per snail
- Diet: Other than algae and detritus, Prambanan Snails eat invertebrate pellets, flake foods, and cooked vegetables (such as zucchini, kale, spinach, or cucumber).
- Social behavior: Peaceful and solitary; will not engage with tankmates.
- Origin: Indo-Pacific region
- Average adult size: 1 - 2+ inches (2.5 - 5+ cm)
- Average purchase size: .75 - 1 inches (1.9 - 2.5 cm)
For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.
UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.
Shipping Schedule for this service
Current Handling Time:
1-9 business days
Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.
Shipping Rate
Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.
