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Post by **krisw** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:13 pm

Great pic Jeff! I've had a couple looking like that too. I think the ones we ordered from Wilma awhile back looked more like this, while the ones from Scales are a bit smaller, and have a more solid darker, shell. Both eat algae though, so I'm happy.

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:56 pm

Thanks, I have some other interesting ones that I try to get processed and put up. You dont see so much detail with a naked eye, the macro lens is a bit magnified of course

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:03 am

Take a look here

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... invert.htm

tell us which one.

Interesting, I just read on another site that nerites have a life span of 2 to 5 years. I wonder how accurate that is.

These are all virgin nerites.

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:43 am

The "ribbed" ones look like the darker Neritina Vittina virginea from that link.

The "spiky banded" ones look like none of them on that site, I think they are clithon corona from this site:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... n%26sa%3DN

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:52 am

Definitely. Here it is again, and this picture is dead on.

http://www.aquanourriplus.com/boutique/ ... anguage=en

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:01 am

http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_55901.html

That is the ribbed look on the other one. Color is close, not exact, but his shell in the pic looks beat up, that might be the difference.... but this is what I mean, ribbed.

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:35 am

I think your original snail was Clithon (diadema) souleyetana.
http://en.sademetsa.net/snails.php#clithon

The guy on this site has some other interesting Neritidae as well if you scroll around. Might have to drop him a note.

All of my nerites look like Jeffs. The banding becomes much more visible as they get larger. I've had mine since a group order I think maybe 2 years ago now So I can attest they will live for several years.

From reasearch I've done, many of the genus Nerita are from tidal/brackish areas and could theoretically be converted to fresh water. I know Sean has successfuly converted virgin nerites, Neritina Vittina virginea. I've tried myself twice with some from TFP but couldn't get them to survive.

What I should do is do a group buy of virgin nerites from TFP, pick them up on the way to a GWAPA meeting and give them to Sean to convert.

Cheers.
Jim

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:43 am

DelawareJim wrote: What I should do is do a group buy of virgin nerites from TFP, pick them up on the way to a GWAPA meeting and give them to Sean to convert.

Cheers.
Jim

Do I look like a freaken missionary?

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:26 pm

Hey, just be glad I didn't type the message in my usual shorthand. It would have really raised a few eyebrows if I discussed picking up a group order of virgins for you to convert.

Cheers.
Jim

Post by **krisw** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:27 pm

lol!

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