Spotted Tower Snail (Thiara winteri)

🐌 Spiny Tower Snail – Thiara winteri

Common Name
Spiny Tower Snail

Scientific Name
Thiara winteri

🏡 Care
Easy to moderately difficult
Pure freshwater snail
Prefers sandy or fine substrate for burrowing
Well-planted aquariums with stable water parameters are ideal
Reproduces very slowly in freshwater

🌿 Diet
Omnivore
Eats algae, detritus, food remnants, and organic waste
Supplementary plant-based food such as vegetables or special snail food is possible

🧬 Behavior and Benefits
Predominantly crepuscular and nocturnal
Enjoys burrowing into the substrate and loosening it
Effectively helps with food remnants and ensures a clean substrate

🐠 Compatibility
Very peaceful
Well-suited for community tanks with shrimp and fish
Unproblematic with other snail species

⭐ Special Features
Striking, elongated shell with spines
Very robust and adaptable
Popular utility snail for substrate maintenance in the aquarium 🐌🌿