species, a difference inshell shape has been described. for example in pomacea canaliculata , the aperture (opening) in the male has a rounder opening than in the female because of the large penial complex. this sex-difference is not very well visible and it's not a very reliable to dicriminate on...
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a rounder aperture than females. the umbilicus is large and deep. the overal shell shape is similar to that of pomacea lineata, except the deeper sutures and more globose shape in canaliculata. the size of these snails varies from to mm wide and to mm high depending on the conditions. the colour varies...
area's were the temperature drops below °c in the winter months. respiration isn't the only function of the lung, it also enables the snails to adjust the buoyancy level (floating level). without a filled lung, the gracious movements of the snails under water would be impossible. the weight of the shell...
and got the in between variations by crossbreeding them. in my own snail population, these snails tend to get older than my diffusa snails do. my oldest one at the time of this writing is about years old and still doing well. also these snails do not suffer from severe shell detoriation as my diffusa...
. small, non-concentric operculum (shell door grows at the side of the columella, not at all sides) --> neritidae discoidal shell (flat, all whorls in one plane): operculum present, shell size often over cm, often with longitudinal stripes (following the whorls - spiral bands) --> marisa (ampullariidae...
aligns the operculum at the inside. if one sees this tissue retracting, there could be a problem with the snail, although is normal in older snailsin which the growths has slowed down or even halted. discoloration in new shell the pigments that determine the colour of the shell are mainly located in...
a: from my own experience, the apple snails are not difficult when it comes to food . feed them fish-food (food for pond fish, it comes in a big box, consist of big pellets and is inexpensive), cucumber and lettuce. apple snails consume a lot of aquatic plants and algae and can be very useful in eliminating...