What does the purple snail eat and how often is it fed?

Purple snails like to eat a lot of food, mainly including algae growing in the water, rotten water plants, including some cooked vegetables, such as radish, spinach and so on. They also like steamed buns, biscuits and other foods soaked in water. In addition, purple snails also eat artificial feed such as fish grain, shrimp grain and snail grain. Even some fish and shrimp carcasses, they are also eating, feeding purple snails, the frequency of feeding can be maintained at about 1 to 2 times a day.

1. what does the purple snail eat

The purple snail is relatively easy to feed. They do not have high requirements for food. They can eat a lot of things, including the following:

1. Plants: The purple snail likes to eat plants, such as algae in the water. In particular, green spot algae growing in water is their favorite food. In addition, I also like to eat some cooked vegetables and fruits, such as apples, spinach, radishes and so on cooked in the jar, purple snails will also like it. In addition, some rotten aquatic plants, purple snails can also eat,

2, omnivorous: In addition to the above plants, purple snails also like to eat some omnivorous. Uch as fish feed and shrimp feed. If you feed the purple snail alone, you can also feed it some snail food, fish food or shrimp food. The bodies of fish and shrimp in the water will also be eaten by purple snails.

2. How often to feed the purple snail

Feeding the purple snail needs to be fed according to the situation:

1. If the purple snails are fed alone, they can be fed 1 to 2 times a day depending on the situation in the tank. Some fish food, shrimp food and snail food with calcium can be fed.

2. If the purple snail is not raised alone, but mixed with fish and shrimp, then the algae in the water and the residue of fish and shrimp food are enough for the purple snail to survive.