Many species of snails who live in the wild nature can be parted also in a house aquarium. The fact is that they prefer still water of flowing. At the correct departure of several representatives of the snail Apple family or ampullyariya it is possible to grow up in an aquarium at home.
Instruction
1. Types of ampullyariya are distinguished in a sink form, the size, distance between the mouth and rounds, a form of rounds. But the skilled aquariumnist, but not the beginner has to do it. It is almost impossible to determine a species of a snail by color of an armor as some types have several coloring. Often even manufacturers cannot point even to an ampullyariya floor until it does not begin to lay caviar.
2. According to information published on the website "Our Aquarium", ampullyariya it is possible to contain in a usual aquarium with small fishes. Snails if they do not treat types which eat mollusks, will not damage of Ampullyariya love aquarian flora, however they are not capable to destroy it completely.
3. You keep an aquarium under a cover, snails can make from it "escape". But never close capacity tightly as ampullyariya need to breathe. For normal activity there will be 10 l of water on each snail enough. Do not pour water to the brim, leave 10 cm of space in order that to a snail was where to lay caviar.
4. Water in an aquarium should not be too soft. Otherwise ampullyariya will have nothing to strengthen an armor. You watch the ph level, it should not fall lower than 7. Fill up calcium content in water by means of addition of shredded marble or limestone. They are on sale in any pet-shop.
5. You watch water temperature in an aquarium. It has to be not lower than +18, but not higher than +28 degrees. The water is more cool, the activity of ampullyariya is lower. Too warm water promotes frequent postponement of caviar, but reduces life expectancy of a snail from 4 to 1 year.
6. Aquarian snails eat unsteady food: tinned spinach, the ground vegetables (cucumber, carrots), a forage for small fishes, etc. Do not overfeed ampullyariya, otherwise you risk to litter water with the decaying leftovers.