Tom__in_Maryland Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Which snails are better Nerite or Ramshorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Nerite require a male and female, and brackish water (99% of the time) to reproduce. Ramshorn will populate asexually based on availability of food. Edit: Not asexually as it does require 2 snails for reproduction. Edited November 30, 2020 by KBOzzie59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom__in_Maryland Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, Tom__in_Maryland said: Which snails are better Nerite or Ramshorn? I mean which snails are better for cleanup crew Nerite or Ramshorn? Thinking possibly breed Nerite and introduce exactly how many I wanted in a fresh water tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Nerites are really great algae eaters but they leave little, hard, white eggs EVERYWHERE. Here's my 75 gallon for example: Just something to consider if you're really into pristine, neat looking tanks. And also, nerites only breed in brackish water, so they're not as easy to keep up in population compared with other snails. Personally I really enjoy my pink ramshorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Oh, also. I believe nerites are more or less algae eaters only, and if you're specifically looking for snails to clean up uneaten food, go with ramshorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I love my nerite snails so much that I'm thinking of setting up a brackish breeding tank for them. Their appetite for algae is unrivaled and I think they look incredible. If you're looking to get strangely attached to a snail, go for a nerite. That said, ramshorns are great if you have lots of small nooks and crannies and plant leaves and detritus to clean and want to sort of set them and forget them. Since they breed so easily, their population will grow or shrink based on how much food you have for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom__in_Maryland Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 50 minutes ago, H.K.Luterman said: Nerites are really great algae eaters but they leave little, hard, white eggs EVERYWHERE. Here's my 75 gallon for example: Personally I really enjoy my pink ramshorns. if only they could be sexed then all males would leave no eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tom__in_Maryland said: if only they could be sexed then all males would leave no eggs. It's possible to sex them but the difference is very, very slight and hard to see: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom__in_Maryland Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 perfect I have a few in a jar of 1.07 salinity with some food try to get some eggs and then males. males and try to get some males Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 2:33 PM, Kirsten said: I love my nerite snails so much that I'm thinking of setting up a brackish breeding tank for them. Their appetite for algae is unrivaled and I think they look incredible. If you're looking to get strangely attached to a snail, go for a nerite. I agree, lol! I never thought I'd get so attached to my lil snail. I recently found my dear little girl nerite passed away on my carpet. It seems like she crawled out of the tank's top filter hole and couldn't find her way back. I had no idea she had escaped. I was so bummed, dude! Sad for a couple days lol and it's a snail! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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