How does purple snail reproduce?

Purple snail, also known as purple lily snail, is one of the large freshwater ornamental snails, individual life can be up to 4-5 years. Do you know how purple snails reproduce?

First, how does the purple snail reproduce?

Purple snails are oviparous, they are dioecious, and mating often takes place at night. The purple snail lays about 150 eggs at a time. The egg mass just laid is soft, milky and translucent, and will harden within hours.

Second, how to raise the purple snail?

1. Water quality

Purple snail does not have high requirements for water quality, it can live in the water where fish can live, and it can survive in water where fish can not live. If the ph of the water is higher than 7.5, the shell of the purple snail is very thick and hard.

two。 Temperature

Purple snail belongs to tropical snail, and the most suitable temperature is 18 ℃-28 ℃. With the increase of water temperature, the activity of purple snail increases. The purple snail will die if the water temperature is lower than 4 ℃ for a long time.

3. Feed

The purple snail is omnivorous and feeds on decaying organisms. It has moss, rotten aquatic plants, boiled vegetables and so on.

Purple snail meat common yellow, blue, white, purple four colors, but also many other colors, their color changes more, have a certain ornamental value.