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What is going on with my snail? Some snails, starfish and other animals popular in aquariums also eat other snails or invertebrates and corals. Are the animals you are choosing suitable for the environment you have? Some of the most popular saltwater clean-up crew snails.
Contrary to popular belief, snails and hermit crabs are not disposable or short-lived or robotic lawnmowers that feed on nothing but salt and sunlight.
If they have plenty of food and proper care, they can live for a long time. When snails and other cleaners die and decompose, they affect water quality.
When water quality goes down, algae will bloom. Starting to see where this cycle goes wrong? Avoid the urge to overload on a massive cleanup crew and start with a basic foundation. Once you can observe where they need the help, supplement with some helpers for that purpose like aerating the substrate, cleaning the glass, targeting hair algae or other trouble areas.
Depending on the different species, the coloring and markings on their shells differ. There are hundreds of different nerite snail species.
Both are true. Keep in mind that nerite snails are not asexual. If you buy them specifically for breeding, you will need both females and males.
Sometimes, it might happen to breed nerite snails by accident, but do not expect it to work. If you want to do it on purpose, you need to move at least one female and one male in a brackish water tank with gravity between 1. The eggs will then hatch into cute swimming larvae. The larvae will start to develop their shells and, in the end, will cease their swimming habits and switch to crawling over like snails.
If you are a passionate aquarist, you will not have a hard time telling the difference between Nerite Snails and other types of snails. However, if you are a beginner, the species you will probably confuse them with are the Mystery snails. Moreover, they change gender over time, while the nerites are just one gender from the time they hatch.
As we have described above, there four big categories of Nerite Snails: the Zebras, the Tigers, the Olive, and the Horned, and they have quite distinct visual characteristics. Nerite Snails have no idea what aggression is. They could even teach Nelson Mandela about peace. They like to munch on their algae all day and would appreciate the company of other peaceful fish, shrimp, or other snails. Any being that is small and does not want to turn the poor snails into dinner is a perfect tank mate.
Aggressive big fish might bite their antennas off or seek to bite out as much as they can from the poor shelled-things and thus gravely hurt them. Fish like the Botia Loaches are real snail hunters. They will hunt them down, pull them out of their shells, and eat them. So keep them out of the tank.
Tetras, guppies, and barbs are good choices for tank mates. Ghost shrimp communities and even other Nerite species are also well-welcomed. A mixture of fish and shrimp is maybe the most satisfying mix for you to see so many different appearances and behaviors, and they get along well together. If you want a tank full only with Nerite Snails, you can do that. Most Nerites can be kept together with no issues.
Well, there is one issue — overstocking. Make sure you keep the ratio of 2 snails per 10 gallons of water. Nerite Snails can easily adapt to a wide range of water conditions. The proper pH is 8. In their natural habitat, they live in mangroves and estuaries with a lot of rocks and other surfaces where they gather their algae.
Live rock would be a good idea. Calcium substrate will be like shooting two birds with one stone: it is soft and will also provide the much-needed supply of calcium that the snails need for a strong, healthy shell.
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