The pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) is better known as "great pond snail" which means "Great Pond snail". It is a freshwater snail that belongs to the family Lymnaeidae.
At the moment we don't have to worry about the existence of this snail. It has a wide distribution that spans several countries: Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.
Food Lymnaea Stagnalis
They feed on detritus and the remains of fish meals, but they also feed on the corpses of fish.
Features Lymnaea Stagnalis
They are very easy to care for. The aquarium must be planted and the water quality to be within the values of the parameters on the right. They are sensitive to low calcium concentrations, the symptoms being the dissolution of the shell.
the size of an adult shell is 45-60mm, and the thickness is 20-30mm.
They will not harm any fish in the aquarium but the latter must be well chosen because they can eat snails.
Reproduction Lymnaea Stagnalis
Sexual dimorphism: they are hermaphrodites, possessing both male and female reproductive organs.
They multiply by eggs that they attach to the aquarium stical, plants, decoration, almost any surface in the aquarium. They are covered with mucus that protects them. They are not difficult to multiply.
