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A molluscivore is a carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs such as gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods and cephalopods.Known molluscivores include numerous predatory (and often cannibalistic) molluscs, (e.g. octopuses, murexes, decollate snails and oyster drills), arthropods such as crabs and firefly larvae, and vertebrates such as fish, birds and mammals. [1]
[42] [1] Dwarf pufferfish have become popular as aquarium fish thanks to their attractive colours, small size, "puppy dog eyes", and relative ease of maintenance. [10] [35] The dwarf pufferfish is also one of the few aquarium fish to regularly eat small, live snails and thus can be helpful in controlling snail populations. [11]
These snails are sometimes viewed as pests in aquarium tanks with fish, because the snails create waste, reproduce very often, and are very hard to remove completely. However, some aquarium owners deliberately choose to add these freshwater pond snails to their tank because the snails will eat uneaten fish food, algae and waste, as well as ...
Pond loaches are bottom-dwelling omnivores, feeding mainly on algae or scavenging organic materials, and may also eat on tubifex worms and other small aquatic invertebrates. Pond loaches are very hardy fish that can live in poor-quality water, and can survive short periods of drought by producing a layer of moisture-trapping mucus to keep ...
This is a list of invertebrates, animals without a backbone, that are commonly kept in freshwater aquaria by hobby aquarists.Numerous shrimp species of various kinds, crayfish, a number of freshwater snail species, and at least one freshwater clam species are found in freshwater aquaria or '0' salinity water body.
Piranhas are "basically like regular fish with large teeth". [19] A few other species may also occur in large groups, while the remaining are solitary or found in small groups. [3] Although popularly described as highly predatory and primarily feeding on fish, piranha diets vary extensively, [3] leading to their classification as omnivorous. [4]
The brook stickleback is an omnivore, with primary feeding tendencies toward aquatic insect larvae, adult terrestrial insects, crustaceans, fish eggs and larvae, snails, oligochaetes, nematodes, rotifers, and mites. However, brook stickleback feed on vascular plant material, as well as algae.
The video, directed by Dom and Nic, features a boy (played by British actor Rory Jennings [3]) looking at his fish tank, which is home to Fatlip the Piranha, his friend "Sammy the Salmon" (actually a squirrel fish), Puffa the beatboxing pufferfish, a lionfish, and various other tropical fish such as seahorses, butterflyfish, angelfish and tangs.