Multi Fasciitis Shell Dweller Care

[FrozenFins]

I have been intersted in keeping some multi fasciitis shell dwellers. I have a few questions that I cant seem to find online,

Is a 5 gallon okay to keep them in? If so how many? (I know they will reproduce)

What do I feed them?

Where do I get their shells?

 

[Larrimore]

I know the shells are on Amazon.  Escargot shells...that’s about all the help I am.

[Mr. Ed's Aquatics]

5 gallons is too small, you need surface area to provide territory. Smallest I'd try is maybe a 30L, ideally a 40B + would be better. Emphasize ground area over depth.

I usually start people off with a half dozen and within a month or two they have a colony going. 

For the shells, everyone I know uses escargot shells from Amazon. 

If you do give them a try, I'm sure you will enjoy keeping them. 

[Bill Smith]

In my opinion, you can house a small number (maybe 3-4) in a 5 gallon tank, but they will outgrow it quickly once they start breeding.

I use a 20-Long and a 10-gallon for mine, plus a 5-gallon bare-bottom grow-out tank just for fry, but once they've settled in to shells, they don't really go places.

IMO, shell-dwellers are not a 1-tank proposition. 🙂