Zebra nerite snail

[angdao]

Anybody knows where to buy zebra nerite snails?

[thebaldingaquarist]

Y618 has them. Behind the counter. Small tank.

[qngwn]

Y618 has them. Behind the counter. Small tank.

They are labeled as bumble bee snail, but they are actually horned nerites and horned zebra nerites

[Naraki]

C328 definitely. Just so you know. They isn't opened today.

[chazrt]

Ya C328. I got mine a couple of weeks back.

[Daveyy]

Try to went around the lfs. Went to seaview and c328 don't hv also. Btw anyone know where they put their zebra nerite??

[Berny]

C328 is placed at the guppy rack.

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[erwinx]

Try to went around the lfs. Went to seaview and c328 don't hv also. Btw anyone know where they put their zebra nerite??

I bought Horned and Zebra Nerite from C328 yesterday Saturday afternoon. Its between the guppy rack and the lady who is bagging the fish.

[Daveyy]

Oh i see! Okay. Will look for them again. Thanks !

[David]

Just a gentle reminder...please avoid using short text message abbreviations...

[Daveyy]

Finally got it yesterday at C328 ! It is together with the Horned Nerites, previously when i bought the Horns no Zebra, no wonder didn't see ! Haha

[Unmarked]

Hi guys!

I'm new to the aquarium hobby and I have a pretty small tank (L30cm x W18cm x H24cm). I've recently noticed quite a fair amount of algae on the sides of my tank and on the plants and so, I'm thinking of getting a zebra nerite snail.

Generally, are these snails easy to care for? Do they need very specific water conditions to survive? Daveyy, how are your snails from C328 doing now? Thanks!

[Urban Aquaria]

Nerite snails can help eat algae in the tank... they do best in well oxygenated and cycled tanks with neutral to alkaline water (7.0-8.0 pH). They can also do okay in slightly acidic water (6.4-6.8 pH) but overtime their shells may start to get thiner and get pitted holes.

Note that once nerite snails are doing well in a tank, there is a chance they will start laying white eggs everywhere (even if you happen to only get females, they still lay unfertilized eggs even with no males present). The white eggs wouldn't usually hatch in freshwater (need brackish water), but they tend to be unsightly and can be tough to remove, especially if laid on plants and wood.

[mkt]

Nerites will not bother algae such as bba and bga. They are good to have and don't need much attention once they are stabilised.

[Ingen]

Since we are on the topic of nerite care. Mine do extremely well in my low tech cube tank, however, most don't survive in my high tech tank and I do acclimate them (Like what I did for crs) before introducing it to the tank. A

Any idea or advice?

[thebaldingaquarist]

Since we are on the topic of nerite care. Mine do extremely well in my low tech cube tank, however, most don't survive in my high tech tank and I do acclimate them (Like what I did for crs) before introducing it to the tank. A

Any idea or advice?

you mentioned that they did not do well.. why and what happened?

[Ingen]

They stopped moving and die off...

[Urban Aquaria]

I also noticed the snails don't do so well in high tech tanks with Co2 injection... its probably the lower pH and low kH in such tanks that affect them.

I guess thats why we don't see Amano's ADA aquascaped tanks listing any snails as inhabitants.

[thebaldingaquarist]

They stopped moving and die off...

what UA mentioned could be right.

When they died, any puncture on their shells? Any corrosion?

[Ingen]

Nope, they die within the first two days.