Live-bearing (viviparous) with separate sexes; females give birth to fully formed young, so both sexes are needed. Breeding in aquaria is slow.
Keep a group.
20 L tank with hard water.
Warm stable water.
One fully formed baby snail at a time, every few weeks (single hobby source).
Young look like adults.
One breeding tank for the sulawesi fire snail, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 24–28 °C · pH 7.5–8.5 · hard water
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 3 cm. Tank shape is a standard 2 : 1 : 1.2 box, at least 6 adult lengths long. Check each step in the guide above.
A 120 cm rack for breeding the sulawesi fire snail in numbers.
In total: 6 tanks, about 200 L of water. A litre of water weighs about 1 kg, so check that the floor and rack can take the weight.
Sizes are worked out from the breeding tank in the guide. Tanks fit a standard 120 cm rack when they can; bigger tanks go on their own stands.
Typical for snails
Clutches appear on glass, plants or above the waterline.
Baby snails hatch in about 2–4 weeks. Too many? Feed less.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Clutches appear on glass, plants or above the waterline.
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.