Ampoule snail on a swing
Channel: Aqua Paradise
Date: 2023-04-21

Ampularia are a group of the most common and popular aquarium snails. They are distinguished by their bright color, unpretentiousness in content and are useful in the aquarium, eating the food left over from the fish, as well as cleaning the walls from algae.
Currently, the following types of ampullaria are most common: Pomacea bridgesi, Pomacea maculata, Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea paludosa. In English-speaking countries, ampullary is called "Snail-Apple". Gastropods got such an interesting name for the similarity of the color of the rounded shell with some varieties of apples. 
The homeland of ampullary is South America. In 1904, the first specimens were delivered to Germany, and a few years later they were widely distributed among aquarists all over the world.
Ampularia belong to large snails, individual specimens can grow up to 10 cm. In nature, they have adapted to life in water bodies with a low concentration of oxygen. These molluscs have adapted to breathing both with oxygen dissolved in water and atmospheric air, for which they periodically extend a long breathing tube - a siphon - out of the water. Its length can reach 12 cm. This feature allows snails to stock up on oxygen with minimal risk of being eaten by a predator.  #applesnail #snails #swing