Dying nerites

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:49 pm

My nerites are dropping like flies, manly in my Aqusoil tank. Their shells are eroding pretty fast. Im guessing from the low PH, KH, and hardness

Im an attempt to save them I took a few out and put some super glue on the spots that looked bad. I think I killed one, not sure why. I have heard of some using reef epoxy on the shells. My next try was going to be clear nail polish, not sure that would be good in the tank.

Dont want to add any Ca due to the soft water plants, I have killed a few adding it before. It seems to help the snails in another tank though.
So any other suggestions?

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:23 pm

Use the putty epoxy. Home depot carries it.

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:53 pm

What brand are you using?

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:57 pm

I think DevCon or Loctite - dont remember off the top of my head and I think
I'm out of it too.

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:03 pm

Thanks Ill check it out, whats the drying time on that?

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:23 pm

Pretty fast and it can cure underwater.

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:55 pm

New theory, they are sensitive to Excel.

Doing a water change this weekend, had some algae on the silicon in the corner, spot treated it with excel, nerite snail directly below the spot I dosed. It fell off the glass to the bottom and has been there for days.

Coincidence?

Someone in the club needs to start breeding these! Michael you have a massive fish room setup a brackish tank and breed these out to be my constant supplier!

maddog10 · Post by **maddog10** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:07 am

Hmmm.....

I do have everything I need to set one up. Never kept a brackish tank, let me do some research on SG and what not.

Any place you could direct me to on breeding and raising nerites.

rich_one · Post by **rich_one** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:09 am

that'd be cool! I have 3 olive nerites and I like the little buggers.

but please do not tell me excel hurts them! I need excel!

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:21 am

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 100AA93uEc

I had a good link somewhere, cant find it now of course!

Dying nerites

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