Purple/Blue Foot Mystery Snails

The Spawn of our purple/brown blue-footed snail "Vegeta" (who's the female... Oopsies...) and the ivory/blue blue-footed snail Bulma (The male... Double oopsies!)

They were just born on July 14, 2025! Can confirm they are purple like their mother!

 

Add a touch of regal elegance to your freshwater aquarium! These peaceful, hardy snails feature deep purple, glossy shells. Perfect for natural algae control, they help keep your tank clean by grazing on algae, decaying plant matter, and leftover food.

 

Why You’ll Love Them:

 

They grow big and have a regal appearance as they glide about. (Warning: The females especially are escape artists when they need to lay clutches! Please do plenty of research before ordering them!)

 

Low-maintenance algae eaters that help maintain a healthy aquatic environment

 

Peaceful and non-aggressive — safe to keep with most fish and plants (Not snail eating fish or assassin snails)

 

Easy to care for — thrive in a wide range of freshwater conditions

 

Ideal for: Freshwater aquariums, garden ponds, and aquascapes looking for a natural cleaning crew with style.

 

 

 

Bring home a Mystery Snails and enjoy their gentle charm and practical benefits today!

 

Aquarium raised mystery snail. The shell is purple, and the body is blue. They have long flowing antennae, and long breathing tubes. My mystery snails love to take rides on airstone bubbles, and use adventure all over, or take naps. They do breed fast, when water conditions are right, but lay egg clutches above the water line. If you do not want baby snails, you can look up how to humanely and ethically dispose of the eggs. And if you want babies, you can look up how to breed. They do need a male and female, however females store clutches for a while. So even without a male, an adult snail may still have a few clutches for a while. Mine, with her husband, bear one clutch a week.

 

 

Water Parameters for Purple Shelled/Blue Footed Mystery Snails:

 

 

Temperature: 68–78°F (20–25.5°C)

 

 

pH: 7.0–8.0 (neutral to slightly alkaline)

 

 

GH (General Hardness): 6–18 dGH (they need calcium for healthy shell growth)

 

 

KH (Carbonate Hardness): 4–12 dKH

 

 

 

TDS: 150–300 ppm is ideal

 

 

 

Ammonia/Nitrite: 0 ppm

 

 

 

Nitrate: <40 ppm (lower is better)

 

 

(HOWEVER the parents have survived many different parameters and swings. So they ARE hardy.)

 

 

Other Care Tips:

 

 

 

Calcium is essential—consider cuttlebone, crushed coral, or liquid calcium supplements for strong, healthy shells.

 

 

 

They tolerate a wide range but thrive best in clean, well-oxygenated water with stable parameters.

 

 

 

Safe in both aquariums and ponds, though they may reproduce rapidly with plentiful food and warm temps.

 

 

 

(THESE ARE NOT FEEDERS: for pea puffers, loaches, assassin snails, etc.)

 

 

Shipping Policy

 

We only ship Mondays, to make sure your live fish or plant arrives safely, and doesn't get held at a warehouse and cause DOA. Any issues with DOA must be reported within 1 hour of arrival with picture proof. Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

 

DISCLAIMERS

 

They get BIG. Mine are ping pong size. But they get bigger. Not suggested for tanks smaller than 10gallon.

 

Live Animal Shipping Disclaimer

 

We currently do not ship live animals or plants to the following U.S. states and territories due to legal restrictions and invasive species regulations:

 

Excluded States & Territories:

 

• California

 

• Florida

 

• Hawaii

 

• Texas

 

• Alaska

 

• Oregon

 

• Washington

 

• New York

 

• Massachusetts

 

• Nevada

 

• Armed Forces (America, Europe, Pacific)

 

We also do not ship live items outside of the United States.

 

Please do not place orders for live animals or plants if your shipping address is in any of the locations listed above. Orders placed with addresses in these regions will be automatically canceled and refunded.

 

Thank you for understanding and helping us stay compliant with state and federal laws.