Common Bithynia
Description
- Common name(s): Common Bithynia, Mud Bithynia, Faucet Snail
- Scientific name: Bithynia tentaculata
- Family: Bithyniidae
- Origin: Europe to Siberia and as an invasive species in some parts of North America
Common Bithynia
- Maximum size: 1.1 cm / 0.43 inch in length, 0.7 cm / 0.28 inch in width
- Life span: Up to 3 years
- Sexing: Separate sexes, not hermaphroditic
- Minimum tank size: 5 l / 1.32 gallons
- Temperature: 5 to 30 °C (41 to 86 °F)
- Water: PH 7 to 8,5
- Bottom: Fine to medium freshwater aquarium gravel or sand
- Feeding: Algae, detritus
Categories: Water Snails | Molluscs