Cannot be kept with fish such as submarines and chocolate dolls, because these fish love to eat snails. If they are kept with apple snails, they will eat them all. They are carnivorous, usually frozen or fresh bloodworms, earthworms, shrimps, shellfish, crabs, squids, snails, etc. are their favorite meals. Remember not to feed too much at one time, otherwise it will cause constipation and death.
The apple snail likes warm water and is afraid of cold water. When the water is cold in winter, it does not like to swim. In summer, it often swims in the water to look for food. So it grows faster in summer. Apple snails mainly eat algae in the fish tank and feed leftovers from fish. There is no need to prepare food specifically for it, which is more worry-free. Because the apple snail needs to develop its hard shell, it needs harder water quality, which requires adding some shells or corals to the water to help adjust the water quality.
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How to cultivate apple snails:
Apple snails are not picky about water temperature, water quality and other hydrological conditions. The amount of dissolved oxygen in the water is When it's not enough, climb up to the waterline and breathe. When the water contains harsh chemicals, the apple snails will turn yellow, become motionless, and eventually die. These characteristics of apple snails can be used to monitor water quality conditions in fish tanks.
The main food of the apple snail is the algae attached to the fish tank. It can also eat the remaining ornamental fish feed in the fish tank. Therefore, it is easy to raise artificially without algae. Apple snails are tropical snails and the water temperature should be kept within the range of 18-28 degrees Celsius.
When the water temperature increases, the activity of apple snails also increases. At 18 degrees, they are almost motionless. Their elegant movements can only be observed at 24 degrees or higher. Temperature not only affects their activity level, but is also an important factor in determining their lifespan. At high temperatures, their life cycle (from birth to death) decreases from four years (at low temperatures) to less than one year, and their reproductive rate increases with water temperature.