Mariza's homeland snail are southern and Central America's reservoirs. These are mollusks that prefer to dwell in fresh water, but can also settle in the waters with a small content of salts, however, in such conditions they do not multiply. Currently, the snail Maris is known to most aquarists, because it can become not only an object of decoration aquarium, but also benefit to their owner.
Description
The sink of this mollusk is decorated with 3-4 spiral coils. In adults, the shell has a plane shape due to the spine that is not rising above the coup. The young snails have a spine raise, so they can be distinguished by the spheroid sink. Transverse strips on the shell are located near the hole, which has a miniature plate, serving the shell of shell.
Coloring can be different. Usually, the color varies from dark yellow to brown. Spiral strips are always dark - black or brown. Sometimes there are copies without stripes or with a monochrome shell. The body of the whites snail, it is possible yellow, gray or dark pictures. A feature of Marisa is its compact respiratory tube, smaller than other ampuill. In the height of these creatures exceed 5 cm, 2 cm wide.
These animals are appreciated by aquariums not only for their aesthetic data, but also for the benefit that they can bring to their owner, namely:
- Specialists did not identify a single case of allergy on the snails, so it is a wonderful pet for animal lovers who have no opportunity to start a pet because of allergies;
- The mucus of mollusks is considered therapeutic, for example, it is able to heal abrasions and scratches, it is possible to give snail a little crawling along the damaged area of the skin, then the wound will heal faster;
- Unlike cats, dogs or rodents, snails do not spoil anything in the house, do not smell and do not noise; And the amazing appearance of Maris can calm down - the fascinating appearance of crawling black and yellow snails sets up for positive emotions and makes you forget about fears and anxieties.
Care and content
In the natural medium, the marises live in congestive water bodies or rivers with a very slow flow. They love to settle on the shallow water, abundantly overgrown with vegetation. If you create such conditions and in the aquarium, the snails will live a long comfortable life.
However, when planting algae, keep in mind that marises are very voracious. In a short time, they will destroy most of the greenery, so do not land in the aquarium rare expensive copies of plants.
Favorable temperature limits for marium - + 21- + 25 degrees, acidity - 7.5-7.8, rigidity - moderate. If the water is soft, then mollusks arise problems with the formation of the sink, so avoid too soft indicators. These creatures have a habit of running out of the aquarium, so take care of the lid for an artificial reservoir. But consider that airspace should be between the lid and the water surface. The fact is that these individuals can rise to the surface and breathe with a special tube.
During the content of Marise, give up the treatment of neighboring fish containing copper - This element is mortals for both Maris and other snails. If it is not possible to avoid using the tool, then squeeze the mollusks into a separate container at the time of treatment. In the artificial reservoir, Marise themselves find themselves food. Dried fish, rotten fragments of plants, bacterial blooms on the walls of the aquarium and scenery become lackless pieces. But it is important to additionally feed these voracious creatures. Vegetables are suitable as an additive, for example, cucumbers, zucchini, leaf salad. No clamshell from tableted feeds for catches are not refused.
Important! If Marizu is left without food, it is able to completely destroy all the green plantings. To avoid this, it is recommended to regularly lay out particles of flakes for the aquarium, so that the snail always has access to the stern.
Compatibility
These are peace-loving and friendly snails that get well with most aquarium inhabitants.
To preserve the number of Maris, avoid joint content with labyrinth, cichlids, tetraodones, bits, gurura, badges and other species that will not refuse to treat molluscs.
With other sniffers, Marisa can comfortably coexist, but do not allow Hellen's predatory snail to get into the overall reservoir, for which Marias will definitely become prey. Eternal snail hunters are water turtles.
Marisa itself will not touch his neighbors, but can eat caviar of fish and other mollusks, so if you need to breed aquarium fish, detonate individuals in spawning. Does not harm snail peaceful catches, neons, tetras, pupils, gold bombuses.
It is possible a neighborhood with goldfish, but also these wayward creations with a bad mood can bite mariza. As for the plants, then Mariza can settle with any phlora representatives, but it is important to take into account the eternal hunger of the mollusk and try not to plant samples in aquarium With which the owner will sorry to part.
How to breed?
Unlike many of his relatives, Marisi belongs to the singular snail. In addition, females and males are quite easy to distinguish from each other. So, the individuals of the male have a pale beige torso with brown splashes, their beloved have a chocolate or dark brown body. Pairing can last a few hours. After that, the lady lays out the caviar on the leaves of plants or on rigid surfaces. Externally, icers look like a jelly capsule with an egg prisoner. After 14-20 days, the cubs will turn out of the cheeks and we will spread across the artificial water.
The survival rate is low. They are often dying, becoming the prey of fish, hitting the filter or in the absence of feed. To preserve as many individuals as possible, already at the stage of the Ikrometania, the precautions must be observed. It is recommended to gently move the caviar to a separate container and wait until the hatched marises grow up. If the number of caviar is too large, then the excess can be deleted manually.
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