guys what are your parameters for the horned nerites? mine doesn't seem to live past a week and they start toppling over in days. sigh. all other livestock are doing well thou. my tank is about 26-28 degrees and ph 6.8 - 7.1.
guys what are your parameters for the horned nerites? mine doesn't seem to live past a week and they start toppling over in days. sigh. all other livestock are doing well thou. my tank is about 26-28 degrees and ph 6.8 - 7.1.
My nerites keep climbing out of the tank ! Is there anyway to stop them doing that?
They do? Mine sometimes goes up to the water's edges but they never totally leave it.
I had them (in different tanks) from 25-30 degrees as well as Ph from 5.5 - 7. And you have acclimatized them... so must be some other reasons that I can't think of.
I notice that they do that when the water parameters are not right. Mine did that when water was cloudy. If the water parameters are ok for them, they will not attempt to escape!
I've had experience where my nerites stop moving the moment i transfer them into my 1.5footer. And when i transfer them back to 2footer, they start coming out and move again. So i did a 50% water change for my 1.5 then transfer them back and everything is ok for them. So my guess is they might be very sensitive to certain chemical which i did not identify but which can be reduced by water change. Try it next time you have them.
any idea would theses horned nerites survive well in a cichlid tank?
the water parameters would be quite extreme.
ph 8.6
kh 20deg
gh 16deg
Cichlids are notorious for eating snails aren't they?
i haven come across having snails in a malawi cichlid tank so I wouldn't know.
they love to chase and gobble down any thing that fits in their mouths but when they get bored or maybe it doesn't taste good they'll leave it alone.
but other than that I'm just wondering if I can use the snails in such alkaline and hard water conditions?
got totally no knowledge on snails, hehe
I thought cichlid eats everything :P
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
Yes Bros, Can Someone Enlighten On If Dwarf Puffer Will Attack The Snails?
Thought Of Getting But Afraid The Puffer Will Snap At Them.
Anyone Had Experience With Snails + Puffer ?
Newbie On The Road. Pull Me Up, Will Ya?
Yes, Dwarf Puffer Will Attack The Snails. I buy puffer fish to keep snail population down.
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
I Mean, Will The Puffer Attack The Horned Nerites?
Newbie On The Road. Pull Me Up, Will Ya?
Yes, puffers will attack horned nerites.
crustaceans is their favorite!
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
found my answer, able to live in water conditions suitable for cichlids but not suitable to live WITH cichlids.
http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewFr...reshwater_id=6
Horned Nerite Snails should not be kept with aggressive fish species like N.W. Cichlids or African Cichlids as they will quickly become a meal for them.
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