Purple Albino Mystery Snail
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- Back in stock May 8, 2025
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Benefit from our extensive experience in shipping live fish. In 2021, our records indicated a mere 0.5% dead-on-arrival (DOA) rate for all live fish orders, compared to the industry standard of 1.5%. These numbers translate to only 5 out of 1000 orders experiencing DOA fish.
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- The animals are not in their original packaging
Live Arrival Guarantee Claim Period:
For Live Fish and other invertebrates: one and a half hours (1.5 hours) after the posted delivery time.
For Snails: 48 hours after the posted delivery time.
Steps to claim Splashy Fish's Live Arrival Guarantee:
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- For Snails: Position the snail in one corner of the tank. If the snail does not move within 48 hours, please take several pictures of the snail's opening
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After submitting the required information, please allow us 1-3 business days to determine the cause of the issue. If the claim is valid and approved by our team, you will
- Receive a store credit for future purchases, excluding the shipping cost, of the dead-on-arrival fish
If the Live Arrival Guarantee claim does not meet all listed requirements, Splashy Fish reserves the right to reject it.
Shipping live animals and plants is a complex process, and temperature plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe and secure delivery of your order.
If the highest daytime temperature in your location and the lowest nighttime temperature here in Springfield, Virginia—where our facility is situated—fall below 40°F or exceed 90°F, we will proactively delay your order. This measure is taken to prioritize the well-being of the animals and plants.
For the safety of our living cargo and to protect your investment, we retain the right to suspend shipping as necessary due to extreme weather conditions. Our Splashy Fish team will assess the situation and determine if it is unsuitable to ship, considering the safety of the animals.
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Once our team prints and packs your order, we'll notify you via email. This notification will include your tracking number and the expected arrival day. If you opt for UPS 2 Day shipping, your package should arrive within 2 days after shipment. Similarly, if you choose UPS 1 Day, your order will reach you the day after it is shipped. In the case of orders containing only plants or dry goods, they may be shipped via USPS, provided that this is the selected shipping option during checkout.
We ship all of the customer orders from our warehouse located in Springfield, VA. We pack and ship our orders depending on the orders with the exception of someday we cannot ship out live fish.
All Orders: will be shipped out from Monday to Thursday each week for overnight shipping by UPS.
Sunday: (Splashy Day) Today is the day we let our hard-working team members and our fish to destress and ready for the following week's shipment.
For more information regarding about shipping please visit us our Shipping Policy and Schedule
The Purple Albino Mystery Snail (Pomacea bridgesii) is one of the most visually unique snails in the freshwater aquarium hobby. With its stunning lavender to deep plum shell and contrasting albino white body, this Purple Mystery snail adds bold visual flair to any aquascape. A rare variant of Pomacea bridgesii, this snail is not only beautiful—it’s an essential member of the aquarium cleanup crew, helping to control algae and excess waste in a peaceful, plant-safe manner.
Also known as a Purple snail, Purple Albino snail, or Lavender snail, this variety is perfect for planted tanks, shrimp colonies, nano aquariums, and peaceful community setups.
Why Should You Choose Purple Mystery Snail?
Purple Mystery Snails are the perfect combination of aesthetics and algae control. Their shells range from soft violet to darker shades of purple, and their active grazing behavior keeps glass, rocks, and decor free from algae and debris. These freshwater snails are peaceful, beginner-friendly, and help balance your aquarium’s ecosystem—naturally and safely.
Top Benefits:
- Rare shell color with a stunning albino body contrast
- Excellent algae grazer and leftover food scavenger
- Peaceful, low bioload, and ideal for planted aquariums
- Safe for shrimp, live plants, and nano setups
- Easy to care for and fun to watch
Recommended Tank Parameters
- Tank Size: 5 gallons or larger
- pH: 7.0 – 8.2
- Temperature: 72 – 78°F (22 – 26°C)
- Water Hardness: Moderate to hard
- Ammonia/Nitrite: 0 ppm
- Nitrate: < 40 ppm
- Substrate: Any (smooth gravel or sand recommended)
- Water Type: Freshwater only
Support shell strength and color vibrancy with calcium-rich snail food or cuttlebone.
Purple Mystery Snail Breeding
Purple Albino Mystery Snails breed easily in freshwater. Females lay clusters of pale pink or white eggs above the waterline. If you want to prevent breeding, simply remove egg clutches before they hatch. Otherwise, they're one of the easiest freshwater snails to breed.
Purple Mystery Snail Tank Compatibility
These snails are extremely peaceful and compatible with:
- Freshwater shrimp like Cherry shrimp, Amano shrimp, Blue Velvet shrimp, and Ghost Shrimp
- Nano fish such as Ember tetras, Guppies, Rasboras fish, and Endlers
- Bottom dwellers like Cory Catfish, Otos, and Kuhli loaches
- Peaceful livebearers like Platies, Mollies, and Swordtails
- Other Mystery snail varieties including Gold, Ivory, and Blue Mystery snails
- Non-aggressive Gouramis and small Danios
Avoid snail predators like Puffers, Loaches, and large Cichlids.
Purple Mystery Snail Diet
Purple Albino snails are omnivorous scavengers that help reduce algae, leftover food, and detritus. Their diet includes:
- Soft green algae
- Uneaten fish food and decaying matter
- Biofilm and debris on glass and décor
For balanced nutrition, supplement with:
- Algae wafers
- Blanched vegetables (spinach, zucchini, cucumber)
- Calcium-enriched food to strengthen shells
Visit here for more information on How to Care for Mystery Snails
Why Should You Buy Purple Albino Mystery Snail at Splashy Fish Store?
At Splashy Fish Tropical Fish store, our Purple Albino Mystery Snail for sale and other Mystery Snails for sale are tank-bred, grown, and sold with love and care. Visit our fish store online or aquarium in Virginia for more high-quality freshwater snails for sale and freshwater fish for sale. We have a lot more aquarium products available, such as betta fish for sale, aquatic plants for sale, freshwater shrimp, and other aquarium supplies.
Due to the nature of the product, We cannot sell by sex and we cannot guarantee it will look exactly as pictured *
