Bumble Bee Snail

The tiny Bumble Bee Snail is a great addition in most marine reef aquariums. Becauase of their small size they can get into small crevices and tight locations between rockwork. Here they will clean away detritus, including uneaten meaty foods and decomposing organisms.

Common Name(s): Bumble Bee Snail
Scientific/Other Name(s) : Engina sp
Care Level : Easy
Maximum Size: 1/2"
Reef Safe: Yes
Feeding Requirements: Carnivore - In well-established systems, most Bumble Bee Snails do not require supplemental feeding. However, if sufficient food sources are unavailable, supplement their diet with offerings of meaty foods, including finely chopped brine or mysis shrimp and frozen meaty foods
Temperament / Behavior: Peaceful
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With its striking black shell, striped in elegant white to yellow bands, the Bumble Bee Snail is a very attractive small addition to your clean up crew.

The tiny Bumble Bee Snail is a great addition in most marine reef aquariums. Becauase of their small size they can get into small crevices and tight locations between rockwork. Here they will clean away detritus, including uneaten meaty foods and decomposing organisms. They will also burrow into your sand bed, eating sand-dwelling worms, and helps aerate your substrate.

Offer a reef tank with plenty of hiding places and large areas to roam. The Bumble Bee Snail prefers to consume foods off live rock and deep sand beds where it can forage for food undisturbed.

Though peaceful, it is important to understand that the Bumble Bee Snail is a carnivore. If there is not enough food, the Bumble Bee Snail may feed on other snails in your aquarium or indiscriminately consume polychaete worms.

The Bumble Bee Snail is extremely difficult to breed in the aquarium, partly because there are no distinguishing characteristics between Bumble Bee Snail sexes.

Like other invertebrates, the Bumble Bee Snail is sensitive to copper-based medications, high nitrate levels, and even the slightest fluctuation in water parameters.