Freshwater Nerite in reef

[AlexxF18]

Good morning all. Not sure if anybody else has attempted this. Long story short, heard nerites will eat cyano, i happened to have a spare nerite in an empty freshwater tank, also heard some nerites can live in both waters. So after a few days of off and on drip acclimating in a bucket. This is day 7 of his venture in the reef tank and hes still kickin butt. Curious if anybody else has done this sort of little experiment

 

[Ron Reefman]

I have not. But I have put saltwater nerites that I collect when I snorkel in the Keys into my tanks. I have an issue with them wanting to climb to the top of the tank. On my rimless tank, they even climb out of the tank. Fortunately, they can 'close up' their operculum and survive 12 to 24 hours out of the water!

 

[legionofdoon]

Mine usually crawl back in.

 

[Lobophyton]

Exactly the topic i was looking for, do they eat algae on rocks ?

 

[BigMonkeyBrain]

Good morning all. Not sure if anybody else has attempted this. Long story short, heard nerites will eat cyano, i happened to have a spare nerite in an empty freshwater tank, also heard some nerites can live in both waters. So after a few days of off and on drip acclimating in a bucket. This is day 7 of his venture in the reef tank and hes still kickin butt. Curious if anybody else has done this sort of little experiment

I have always heard Nerite snails are brackish and salt water snails sold as fresh water snails.

 

[twentyleagues]

I know they can traverse between salt, brackish and fresh. Typically only have viable eggs in brackish water but will lay eggs in fresh or salt also. As long as it was acclimated I think it will be ok. They will eat algae off rocks and substrate but seem to prefer flat surfaces. And, yes they can and will go on walkabout.

 

[Lobophyton]

I have always heard Nerite snails are brackish and salt water snails sold as fresh water snails.

nerite are euryhaline organisms, they shoud handle fresh and saltwater well, was looking if people tried it already, pretty rare actually

 

[Dmmz]

I have not tried it but keep us posted on how it is doing

 

[Lobophyton]

I have not tried it but keep us posted on how it is doing

yeah, that's my plan :)

 

[nickng]

Good morning all. Not sure if anybody else has attempted this. Long story short, heard nerites will eat cyano, i happened to have a spare nerite in an empty freshwater tank, also heard some nerites can live in both waters. So after a few days of off and on drip acclimating in a bucket. This is day 7 of his venture in the reef tank and hes still kickin butt. Curious if anybody else has done this sort of little experiment

Hi is the nerite snail still alive? I'm planning to do the same for the reason that nerite snails from freshwater tanks will not carry any saltwater ich or velvet or any saltwater parasites

 

[Lobophyton]

Hi is the nerite snail still alive? I'm planning to do the same for the reason that nerite snails from freshwater tanks will not carry any saltwater ich or velvet or any saltwater parasites

Hi, all died, some were living but my zombie snail eated them, better buy reef snail