Scientific
Name
 Physa sp.
Common
Names
 Tadpole Snail, Pouch Snail, Pests, Tiny snails that came in on my plants
Origin
 South America introduce into North America
Water
Parameters
 Temp: 50 to 86
PH: any, avoid extremes
Total Hardness: No less than 100
Feeding
 Scavengers, pellets, algae wafers, zucchini, squash, aquatic plants, and
leftover fish food.
Maximum
Size
 1/4 inch
Breeding
 Temp: 50 to 86
PH: Any, avoid extremes
Total Hardness: No less then 100
Notes: These snails are easy to breed. In fact if they are there you cant stop
them from breeding. They will be every where.
Compatibility
 Species With Possible Hybridization: Unknown
Safe to Mix With: Almost anything, fish, snails, other Inverts
Never Mix With: Plants, Snail eating fish and invertebrates.
Additional
Comments
 Really soft water will stop them from making hard shells and they will die
off. The are almost impossible to get rid of. The Neocardina and Cardina
groups have been noted to eat the eggs. There are a few dwarf crays and
Macrobrachium shrimp that will eat the adults. A combination of both can
keep their numbers way down. Puffers and Clown Loaches eat them also.
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