Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Red Planorbis Snail
Planorbella duryi
Photo: Dat doris · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Adult size2 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Planorbidae
- Origin
- Florida (red cultured form)
- Size
- 1.5 – 2 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-18 / KH 3-12
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- Omnivorous (soft algae, food scraps)
- Reproduction
- hermaphroditic; lays gelatinous eggs on glass and plants
Notes: Flat spiral shell with a red body. Breeds prolifically if there is excess food. Requires moderately hard water to form a well-developed shell.
