The yellow mudsnail is a common freshwater snail, mainly found in rivers and lakes in southern China. It has a conical shell with distinctive threads on the surface and is usually yellowish brown or brown in color. The yellow mud snail is an omnivore, feeding mainly on water plants, algae and humus, but also on small invertebrates.

How to Farm Yellow Mud Snail

Yellow Mud Snail is a common aquaculture species, and its farming method is simple and easy. The following are the steps of yellow mud snail farming:

Site Selection

Yellow mud snail farming requires the selection of rivers, lakes or ponds with clean water quality and slow water flow. At the same time, care should be taken to avoid industrial wastewater and pollution sources.

Building Ponds

After selecting the breeding location, the construction of the ponds needs to be carried out. Generally speaking, the breeding pond of yellow mud snail can be in the shape of rectangle or square, and the size depends on the scale of breeding. A layer of soil or sand is laid at the bottom of the pond so that the yellow mud snail can live on it.

Feeding

After the pond construction is completed, yellow mud snail seedlings need to be put in. Generally speaking, each acre of pond needs to put 2-3 million yellow mud snail seedlings. When placing the seedlings, you need to evenly spread the seedlings in the center of the pond, and at the same time add the right amount of water plants and algae as the yellow mud snail's food.

Management

Regular management is needed during the breeding process of yellow mud snail. It mainly includes the following aspects:

1. Water quality management: regular testing of water quality to ensure that the water is clean and avoid eutrophication of the water body.

2. Feed management: feed water plants, algae and humus and other food in the right amount, avoid overfeeding.

3. Disease management: Regularly check the health of the yellow mudsnail and treat the disease promptly.

Nutritional value of yellow mud snail

Yellow mud snail is not only a kind of delicious aquatic products, but also has high nutritional value. Yellow mud snail meat is tender, flavorful, rich in protein, calcium, iron, zinc and other nutrients. At the same time, the yellow mud snail also contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, the human body health has a good health effect.