Originating from all over South America, the purple mystery snail is the rarest of all the mystery snail colors. Most Mystery Snails are captive-bred these 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 Snails, easier tank maintenance. Now, if you have a heavily planted aquarium, i would suggest checking out some of our other snails which won't breed in freshwater and are best suitable for planted tanks. These snails 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 Snails eat a big variety of foods such as: Waffers, 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 It is possible that some snails 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 snails will arrive healthy and in the best state possible! Please keep in mind that Live Arrival will only that your snails will be alive upon arrival. We don't that 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.