Females lay bright pink egg clutches above the waterline on plants, rocks or structures; eggs die if kept under water. Females store sperm.
Any two.
Tank with an air gap.
Warm water.
Very large pink clutches of roughly 1,500-2,100 eggs (sometimes over 2,000), each egg 1-2 mm; the clutch hatches in about 10-14 days.
Young snails fall into the water.
One breeding tank for the giant apple snail, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 18–28 °C · pH 7–8.5
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 15 cm. Tank shape is a standard 2 : 1 : 1.2 box, at least 6 adult lengths long. Check each step in the guide above.
A rack of breeding and grow-out tanks.
The breeding guide gives no tank size for the giant apple snail yet, so a business layout can't be drawn.
Separate sexes. Males have a large penis sheath visible in the right side of the mantle cavity; the operculum also differs (evenly concave in females, unevenly in males). Females grow larger.
Typical for snails
Clutches appear on glass, plants or above the waterline.
Baby snails hatch in about 2–4 weeks. Too many? Feed less.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Clutches appear on glass, plants or above the waterline.
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.