Striped Tower Snail - Brotia Manningi

🐌 Banded Tower Snail – Brotia manningi

German Name
Gestreifte Turmdeckelschnecke

Scientific Name
Brotia manningi

🏡 Keeping
Medium difficulty
Prefers a well-structured aquarium with rocks, roots, and hiding places
Pure freshwater, slightly acidic to neutral water
Very peaceful, ideal for community aquariums

🌿 Diet
Omnivore
Eats algae, biofilm, food scraps, and occasionally vegetables (e.g., zucchini, spinach)

🧬 Behavior and Benefits
Predominantly active during the day
Reliably cleans substrate, decorations, and panes
Does not attack healthy plants

🐠 Tank Mates
Compatible with shrimp, fish, and other snail species

⭐ Special Features
Striking, striped shell
Slow reproduction
Popular ornamental and algae-eating snail for aquariums with structure and hiding places