Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Physa snail
Physella acuta
Photo: N yotarou · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature5–30 °C
- pH6.5–8.5
- Adult size1.5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Physidae
- Origin
- North America (now cosmopolitan)
- Size
- 1 – 1.5 cm
- Temperature
- 5 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.5
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 4-20 / KH 2-15
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- hermaphroditic; reproduces very quickly
Notes: The “pest” snail that comes with plants. Harmless, but its population explodes when there is an excess of food.
