Origiting from all over South America, the Mystery Sil is very common in the aquarium hobby. Most Mystery Sils are captive-bredThese days. They are very easy to breed and if your water parameters are right, they will lay eggs and eventually those eggs will hatch. And if you think that is a bad thing, think again. more Mystery Sils, more algae that will be consumed from your aquarium. Now, if you have a heavily planted aquarium, i would suggest checking out some of our other sils which won't breed in freshwater and are best suitable for planted tanks.These sils are extremely hardy and live in a vast variety of water parameters. Very slow moving gastropods, always hungry and that will grown in a heart-beat. Mystery Sils eat a big variety of foods such as: Algae wafers, Decaying plant matter, Pellets, or Zucchini. Care: Tank size(Minimum): 10 Gal Care level: Very Easy Temperature: 72-82 PH: 7.4-8.0 GH: 6-8 KH: 2-12 Lifespan: up to 3 Years Max. Size: 3 inches It is possible that some sils have some shell defects from their wild encounters. DO NOT USE COPPER IN AQUARIUMS CONTAINING SNAILS! LIVE ARRIVAL 100 Percent Live arrival . We that your sils will arrive healthy and in the best state possible! Please keep in mind that Live Arrival will only that your sils will be alive upon arrival. You will be successful at keeping them and this is because of the fact that your aquarium might not have the perfect environment to keep this species.