Bladder snails

A small, unremarkable snail that enjoys algae and is therefore a good cleaner. Very active during the day, it is interesting to observe and reproduces readily.

Bladder snails are, along with pond snails, the most widespread snails in our waterways and ponds.
Unlike pond snails, bladder snails do not attack living plants, which makes them preferable in aquariums.
You should avoid collecting these snails in the wild for a simple reason: they are reservoirs for certain parasite life cycles involving fish and could therefore contaminate your inhabitants. Several generations of breeding without fish are needed to break these parasite cycles.
Aside from this point, the bladder snail is a charming little snail that is active during the day, small in size, and very prolific when conditions allow.
Its only serious predator is the glossiphonia, a small harmless leech that we offer to limit its population when it becomes invasive.
Bladder snails do an important cleaning job, particularly by consuming algae on aquarium glass, but also incidentally by making fish carcasses and various small creatures disappear. When algae are present, they proliferate, and they decline when the environment becomes poorer in algae. They are therefore an excellent indicator.
There is no need to feed them, since the biological cycle as it is provides everything they need.
They are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both sexes, but they need two individuals to reproduce.
Unlike malaysian Trumpet Snail, bladder snails also breathe atmospheric air at the surface. They therefore regularly come to the surface to breathe.
They are comfortable outdoors as well as indoors, even in winter during severe frosts.

Indicative weight: 30g