Why Horned Nerites are the best Algae cleaners

[tiintinn]

saw them at colourful just now

[Jovel]

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.

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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.

Your conditions seem to be good. Did you acclimatise them like fish? Just asking in case because I thought snails didn't need to be acclimatised before. That's how I killed my first 2 horned nerites.

[jackblack]

My nerites keep climbing out of the tank ! Is there anyway to stop them doing that?

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They do? Mine sometimes goes up to the water's edges but they never totally leave it.

[Jovel]

Your conditions seem to be good. Did you acclimatise them like fish? Just asking in case because I thought snails didn't need to be acclimatised before. That's how I killed my first 2 horned nerites.

i did for 2 hours, constantly adding my tank water into the bag every 15- 30 mins. they were active for like 2-3 days then they all stopped eating and started toppling. now they're all dead. sigh.

[zonkkie]

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.

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.

My nerites keep climbing out of the tank ! Is there anyway to stop them doing that?

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!

[limz_777]

they prefer hard water

[Kiatster]

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.

[leoccl86]

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

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Cichlids are notorious for eating snails aren't they?

[leoccl86]

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

[barmby]

I thought cichlid eats everything :P

[leoccl86]

I thought cichlid eats everything :P

Not all cichlids n not everything...

[shunkun]

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 ?

[barmby]

Yes, Dwarf Puffer Will Attack The Snails. I buy puffer fish to keep snail population down.

[shunkun]

I Mean, Will The Puffer Attack The Horned Nerites?

[zonkkie]

Yes, puffers will attack horned nerites.

[barmby]

crustaceans is their favorite!

[leoccl86]

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.