Freshwater
Ramshorn snail
Planorbella duryi
Planorbidae
Facts
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Antigua & Barbuda, Brazil, Caribbean Netherlands, Netherlands, Portugal, Réunion, South Africa, Spain, and 4 more countries.
Tank mates
More about the species
Description
Planorbella duryi, common name the Seminole rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. The species is endemic to Florida and is found frequently in home aquariums.
Other names
No other names.
Articles
All articles
Snails that multiply3 min read
Where the little snails come from, why lots of snails often means too much food, and how to bring their numbers down without poison.
How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read
Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.