In addition to traditional exotic fish, you can also keep other underwater inhabitants, such as snails , in your home aquarium. In our today's article we will talk about such an interesting variety of them, as the freshwater species of the ampularia snail . You will learn how to breed snails ampulyariy than feed them, as well as other useful information about these unusual inhabitants of the aquarium.
First of all, it should be noted that these mollusks are the largest among aquarium snails. The most popular natural colors of snails are brown and yellow, and not so long ago new varieties of ampullaras - blue and even pink - have appeared.
In addition to the decorative function, the snails also perform useful work - they clean the glass of the container from the inside, destroying the plaque formed as a result of the vital activity of other inhabitants of the aquarium.
The contents of the snail ampularia in the aquarium
In the cultivation of ampullaria there is nothing complicated: these mollusks are completely unpretentious. They feed on the remains of fish food, they can also eat bloodworm and scraped meat if you feed them fish. Ampulary often fed with spinach, cucumber, etc. And in natural conditions, they eat mainly plant food - algae, various underwater vegetation. So do not plant these gluttony shellfish in an aquarium with especially valuable plants.
Snails love "hard" water with a temperature of 22 to 30 degrees. This high enough temperature may not be to the liking of many aquarium fish, so before you can accommodate new tenants, do not be too lazy to compare their requirements to living conditions, so that as a result neither of them have any unnecessary problems.
In addition, keep in mind that ampullaria, because of their size, need a large space: it is advisable to contain only one such snail per 10 liters of water. Otherwise, they may die from lack of food or eat plants.
Reproduction of aquarium snails ampulla
Ampularia - the creature is heterosexual, but it is difficult even for specialists to distinguish visually the snail-boy from the snail-girl. If you want to cultivate them, just buy 5-6 copies: most likely, they will be creatures of both sexes, and the kids of snails will soon appear in your aquarium.
However, this process must be kept under control. Even a single clutch of eggs can produce offspring that can populate an entire aquarium. After the snail has laid eggs, it is transferred back to its "native" aquarium, while the empty area is left for small snails. When they hatch from the eggs, they will grow and grow strong, it will be possible to transfer them back, leaving the "transitional" aquarium to the next generations.
Snails of ampullaria are very interesting creatures. If you buy a few snails for your home aquarium, you will not regret it: ampulyarii will give you only pleasant impressions of watching them.