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These snails eat dead plant and animal matter and various other detritus. Because Physella acuta forages mainly on epiphytic vegetation and on the macrophytes, whereas other gastropods (Planorbis planorbis, Radix ovata) exploit the algal cover or phytobentos on the bottom, competition between Physella acuta and other gastropods appears to be ...
These fresh water snails are present in aquariums and ponds, as well as in wild areas. They are also commonly referred to as tadpole snails or pouch snails. They eat algae, diatoms and detritus, including dead leaves. The populations are regulated by the abundance of food and space.
Pomacea bridgesii, common name the spike-topped apple snail or mystery snail, is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. These snails were most likely introduced to the United States through the aquarium trade.
The zebra nerite snail is frequently sold to aquarists. These specimens are typically wild caught, since the snail is difficult to breed in captivity. This snail is typically sold as an algae eater as it will constantly scrape the glass, hardscape and substrate of the aquarium for algae with its rasping mouth. They are capable of surviving in ...
In the aquarium trade these snails are sometimes called Pomacea or incorrectly Ampullarius, and in English as "[color] mystery snail" or "apple snail". Some species have been introduced outside their native range and are considered invasive because of their voracious appetite for plants.
They’ll devour extra fish food, hoover up dead organisms, and clear away decaying plants. Living for up to two to three years, freshwater snails are compatible with most colorful tropical fish ...
This filter-feeding habit makes this snail popular with owners of ponds or aquariums where they are known to consume filamentous algae, some microalgae, cyanophytes and waste solids, and thus help to purify and clarify the water. This species may however carry some parasites.
Marisa cornuarietis, common name the Colombian ramshorn apple snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snail family. These snails are popular in aquariums, and are also used in the wild as a biological control agent.