Detailed Explanation of Aquatic Snail Breeding Methods and Techniques
The aquatic snail is a species in the genus Castanea of the family Chondrinidae, order Stylommatophora. Because it cannot see sunlight, its body has become completely transparent. Because it lives in the deep sea and must cope with powerful ocean currents, the aquatic snail needs to ensure sufficient buoyancy, so its heavy snail shell has completely degenerated. So how do aquatic snails reproduce?
How aquatic snails reproduce: aquatic snails reproduce by giving birth to live young. Snails are hermaphroditic animals that mate with other individuals and lay eggs together; they are not divided into male and female, and as long as you keep 2 snails you can let them reproduce. Generally, snails that are 4-6 months old can reproduce. The breeding period is generally May-June. The manifestation of estrus in snails is swelling of the neck, with a white protrusion behind the large tentacles extending and retracting, while continuously discharging mucus to moisten the area around the genital pore. Snails reproduce 1-4 times each year. After each mating, 3 weeks to one month later, the snail stops feeding, chooses an egg-laying site and digs a 5-8 cm burrow, then retracts its head and foot to the shell opening, lies motionless on the soil layer, and lays eggs from the genital chamber into the burrow. Laying eggs is very physically exhausting for snails, so do not disturb them while they are laying. Each time, a snail lays 70-200 eggs; the eggs are the size of mung beans, white, and wrapped in a shiny membrane. After 12-15 days, young snails can hatch.
Aquatic snails reproduce especially quickly; from birth to maturity it takes only a little over one month to reproduce the next generation. Therefore, friends who keep ornamental fish, if you are keeping very small fish, it is best to clear all the snails from the tank at the very beginning, to avoid the tank being overrun with snails later. If the fish are a bit larger or there are fish such as algae eaters, there is no need to worry too much, because they will eat the small snails or the snail eggs.