Last Updated: 2nd September 2003
Molluscs
Molluscs will not come usually naturally and you will have to by them from an
aquatic garden centre. Most snails aren't very good for your pond as they eat a
lot of you plant life like lilies. The only snails that I would recommend are the
Ramshorn snails they eat algae and search the pond bed for food but they rarely
attack pond life higher up. Another mollusc that I recommend you should get for
your pond is the fresh water mussel. This mollusc acts as a natural filter for your
pond and is very useful in clearing algae.