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3 Black Military Helmet Nerite Snails

3 Black Military Helmet Nerite Snails

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Black Military Helmet Snail | Neritina pulligera


The black military helmet snail (Neritina pulligera) is a popular freshwater snail for planted aquariums. It has a shiny shell that’s dark brown to black, just like a soldier’s helmet. You can find black military helmet snails in fast streams with rocky bottoms and even in slightly salty water near the ocean. These gentle snails eat algae and leftover food in your tank. Because they’re hard to breed, you don’t have to worry about them taking over your aquarium.

Background and Key Benefits

Nerite snails or Neritina sp. are freshwater snails related to the mollusk family. They will clean algae from glass, substrate, and décor. They are also so popular in our hobby because they do not reproduce in freshwater. In the wild these snails return to brackish water to breed and the baby snails require brackish water for early stages of growth. Therefore, Nerite snails will not overpopulate in an aquarium.

Along with serving practical purposes in the aquarium, the snails have  beautiful shells and they are fun to watch. If you look at your glass closely after adding them, you will see the tiny track marks these snails make as they graze on algae!

We keep these snails on pool filtered sand and in bare bottom tanks with a Matten filters. We also use LED lighting to provide enough natural algae growth  for them to feed. 

Please note: During shipping, snails sometimes go into a hibernation-like state and may not become fully active for up to a week once acclimated to your aquarium. 

Tank Parameters

  • pH: 7.2 to 8.5
  • GH: 7 to 15
  • KH:  2 to 8
  • TDS: 120 to 400
  • Temp: 68 to 78
  • 5 stars: 9 (100%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
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Mark
Healthy and great value.

Very please with the fish I’ve received. They come healthy and strong. Plus those value is good compared to other online aquatics companies. Free shipping over $200 spent is a great value!!!

My only complaint is they could use more heat packs. The fish bags arrived quite cold. And I’m
In Los Angeles during a minor heat wave and the bags were still quite cold. More heat packs suggested.

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Kyle

Everything arrived alive! Great stock of fish, snails, and shrimp. Provided great resources on acclimation and other information as well!

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Andrea H

All arrived active and started eating algae off the glass immediately

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Stephan Kulik
Started browsing immediately

They went right to work on the algae on glass and rocks.

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Nathalia Bravo
Shipping and all perfect but my Nerite nails died

I’ve revived my order in perfect condition but my 3 black military helmet Nerite snails die witching 3 days of arrival. I really don’t know why. Everyone else is happy and thriving in my tank.

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Jason McGoldrick
Great Quality

Great quality and color and we would purchase again!

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Vicente Fernandez

3 Black Military Helmet Nerite Snails

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Richard Saunders
Nerite Black Helmet snails

Quickly delivered. Well packaged. Even sent an extra. All are thriving in my tank. Thanks.

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Kathleen Simmons the
Hard little workers

The helmet netrite snails came without any problems. All were healthy. They went right to work and haven't slowed down. I'm very happy with all that I have received from Flip aquatics. Thank you, K in texas

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