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Does abalone snail eat aquatic plants? Can it be raised in a grass tank?

Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
2020-07-15 23:29:22
Abalone snails do not eat aquatic plants. Abalone snails can eat a lot of food, including algae in the water, such as green spot algae, as well as fish and shrimp food. Cooked vegetable leaves abalone snails can also eat. However, there are no aquatic plants in the food of abalone snails. Feeding it in a grass tank does not harm aquatic plants, but the water in the grass tank is mostly acidic, and abalone snails prefer alkaline water environment. Therefore, it is not recommended to keep abalone snails in grass tanks.
Does abalone snail eat aquatic plants? Can it be raised in a grass tank?

1. does abalone snail eat aquatic plants

Abalone snail does not eat aquatic plants, it will not cause harm to aquatic plants. Abalone snails like a lot of food, there are the following categories, but there is no water plants:

1, algae in the water: This is the favorite abalone snails. It especially likes green spot algae in the water. This kind of green spot algae can often be seen in the grass tank or fish tank, they attach to the inner wall of the tank and even fish or aquatic plants, seriously affecting the environment in the tank, affecting the ornamental of the grass tank and fish tank. Abalone snails can solve this problem, and their demand for algae is very large.

2. Fish food and shrimp food: Abalone snails eat a lot. Sometimes when the algae in the tank is finished, they will eat some residual fish food or shrimp food soaked in the tank.

3. Homemade food: In addition to the above two kinds of food, abalone snails also like to eat boiled vegetable leaves or some calcium-rich snail powder.

2. can abalone snails be kept in grass tanks

Whether abalone snails can be kept in grass tanks depends on the needs of breeders. There are two reasons for reference:

1. Abalone snail will not cause damage to aquatic plants, and can effectively remove algae in the tank, and play a role in cleaning the grass tank.

2. The environment of grass jar is acidic, but abalone snail is easy to be corroded in acidic environment, and its activity is reduced.

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