Familie: Viviparidae
Chinesische Sumpfdeckelschnecke ist ein lebendgebärende Sumpfdeckel. Gehäuse 5–7 cm, 18–28 °C, sehr robust.
Cipangopaludina chinensis is a Viviparidae freshwater snail, the Chinese Mystery Snail — a large, live-bearing native of China's waters. In the aquarium it stays a peaceful, hard-working algae and detritus cleaner. Plan on a 5–7 cm shell at 18–28 °C; it gives birth to live young, so a single specimen prevents any population explosion.
Schwierigkeit: einfach. Peaceful — safe with any community fish.
Ideal sind 18–28 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.
Endgröße: 5–7 cm. Minimum: 40 L.
Grazes algae and detritus; an excellent glass cleaner. Zwei kleine Portionen täglich.
Ja, mit Bedacht. Peaceful — safe with any community fish — vergesellschafte es mit Robust native community fish — Tolerates the same water, Large peaceful goldfish — Shares the cool-hardy niche. Halte Loaches and pufferfish — Specialist snail predators, Very tender plant-only scapes — May nibble new shoots fern.
Aus China — Yangtze and southern watersheds; introduced widely: rivers, lakes and rice paddies with soft sediment, mit still to gentle current.
Live-bearing — gives birth to a few fully-formed young at a time. No practical external difference.