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

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-08-03 16:10:23
Algae in the water: The black diamond snail likes to eat algae in the water, such as green spot algae and brown algae. Food residue: Black Diamond snail also often eat some food residue, such as steamed bun, biscuit crumbs, cooked vegetable leaves and so on. Artificial feed: Conditional circumstances can be fed some snail food. The snail food can provide enough calcium for the growth of the black diamond snail. In addition, if they are mixed with fish and shrimp, they can also eat fish and shrimp leftovers or shrimp food.
What does the black diamond snail eat and how often is it fed?

1. what does the black diamond snail eat

There are many foods that the black diamond snail can eat, and what they like most is the algae in the water, especially the green spot algae. Of course, in the case of green spot algae is not enough, some other algae, such as brown algae, it also likes. In addition, it also eats some miscellaneous grains, such as fish grain, shrimp grain and snail grain. Some food residues, such as vegetable leaves, steamed bun crumbs, etc. After soaking them in water, they can also become food for black diamond snails. The details are as follows:

1. Algae in the water: The black diamond snail likes to eat the algae in the water most, especially the green spot algae. When the green spot algae is not enough, it also eats other algae.

2. Food residue: The black diamond snail will also eat a lot of food residue, such as some vegetable leaves and steamed bun crumbs soaked in water. Some residual fish food, shrimp food, black diamond snail also like to eat.

3. Special snail food: Of course, if conditions permit, it will be better to feed some snail food. The snail food is rich in calcium, which can make the shell of the black diamond snail more solid.

2. how often to feed the black diamond snail

Feeding the black diamond snail should depend on the situation.

If the black diamond snail is raised with other organisms, then it is enough for the black diamond snail to eat the algae in the tank and the residues of fish and shrimp, so it can not be fed separately.

If the black diamond snail is raised alone, it is best to feed 1-2 times a day. It can be fed at night and the residual food can be taken out during the day. Because the black diamond snail likes to come out at night to feed, and often shrinks in the sand during the day.

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