olive nerite snails

John K · Post by **John K** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:03 pm

How about chips in their shells?
I was thinking that maybe my loaches tried to get an all you can eat out of a few of them?
Has anyone else seenchipped shells?

Post by **krisw** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:07 pm

I've noticed a lot of eggs too... I've noticed the barnacles dying, but no other chips in the shells. (Of course, I purposefully have not put them in a tank with loaches)

Cory · Post by **Cory** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:22 pm

These olive nerites are able to scrape the spot algae off glass/acrylic? Does anyone know if other snails that fall into the nerite are supposed to be so effective?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:45 pm

Yes, but not all Nerites can live in freshwater. Besides, these are the cheapest ones available.

Cory · Post by **Cory** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:04 am

Some nerites have the nice patterned shells, I had seen them on these mikes site. His are a little more interesting because they have some behavior:
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/Theodoxus_fluviatilis.htm

Then something a little different on aquabid for $50 for 5 snails...which is sad:
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1120710357

So i googled this "virgin nerite" and found at the bottom of the page:
http://floridapets.tripod.com/snails.html

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:13 am

It would be neat to get some of those virgin nerite snails. That guy on aquabid is notorious for overcharging for his stuff. He has nice creatures for sale, but is a tad eccentric. His website is www.petshrimp.com and he moderates his own invertabrate discussion forum on that site. He is affectionately known as the Shrimp Nazi by some after the famous Seinfeld episode. Don't question his ways or you're in trouble....otherwise he's an alright guy.

RTRJR · Post by **RTRJR** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:02 am

I have to second Aaron's comments. I quit the shrimp list as I could not take his attitude. Shrimp Nazi is perfect, goes well with his attitude toward American hobbyists. Rather goes parallel with planted tank folks of about a decade ago - Then the "Dutch" style was it, all others were done by ignorant savages with lower-order intelligence.

Personally I would do without inverts if he were the only source.

Off soap-box, you are now returned to regular programming.

Bgssamson · Post by **Bgssamson** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:43 pm

Isn't Virgin Nerite Snail a saltwater critters?

-B

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:45 pm

Yes, so are Olive Nerite snails. Yet there they are in my freshwater aquarium.

Some of the species can be converted over to freshwater such as the Olives, Zebras, and Virgins. I think there is one other that is known to survive in freshwater, but I do not know what it is.

RTRJR · Post by **RTRJR** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:02 pm

They are most fun in the River Tank - they play in the waterfalls more than the Danios do.

Unfortunately they have done entirely too good a job of cleaning off the algae - I need to pull them out. I will leave them in until after August, but I don't like the tank that clean - all that fiberglass/plastic is now spotless and very visible, ditto my reptile bowl plant trays. Tacky!

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