Description

These ramshorn snails breathe air. Although most of them are extremely small, some may reach a size of two and a half centimeters (one inch). The shells range from translucent through various shades of brown to a dark, nearly black color. They eat algae and dead or dying plants generally.  Items that fall to the bottom of a pond like  Algae, dead leaves that sink to the bottom, mulm and dead animals that can be a problem, as they foul the water. Ramshorn snails eat all of these things