Freshwater
Batman snail
Septaria porcellana
Neritidae
Facts
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Comoros, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Septaria porcellana is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae.
Other names
No other names.
Articles
All articles
Algae: which kind and what to do3 min read
The most common algae in the aquarium, how to recognize them, and why the cause is almost always an imbalance of light and nutrients.
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.