Live-bearing (viviparous): females brood young in a brood pouch and release fully formed baby snails. Breeds slowly; keep a few snails to get both sexes.
Keep a small group.
20 L tank with hard water.
Warm stable water.
Very low output: one study found only a single juvenile in each female's brood pouch. Populations are female-biased.
Young are tiny snails.
One breeding tank for the pagoda snail, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 18–26 °C · pH 7–8.5 · hard water
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 5 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 120 cm rack for breeding the pagoda snail in numbers.
In total: 6 tanks, about 200 L of water. A litre of water weighs about 1 kg, so check that the floor and rack can take the weight.
Sizes are worked out from the breeding tank in the guide. Tanks fit a standard 120 cm rack when they can; bigger tanks go on their own stands.
Separate sexes, but males and females cannot be told apart by eye.
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.