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Nerite snails or Neritina natalensis are freshwater snails related to the mollusk family. They are from the East coast of Africa and are found in rivers and streams. These snails come in a variety of colors and patterns including Zebra, Leopard, Helmet, and Olive. Nerite snails are common in the aquarium hobby as they are excellent algae eaters.
Due to the variety of these, the type in every pack will vary, and is not guaranteed to look exactly like the photos.
They will clean algae from glass, substrate, and décor. Another reason nerite snails are so popular in the aquarium hobby is 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.
I ordered some algae eaters for my 29 gallon planted tank. The cherry shrimp, panda garra and octocinclus arrived alive and are now thriving. However, three of nerites that I ordered did not survive (confirmed deceased through smell test) . Flip Quatics did include a bonus 4th which I am happy to share is doing well in its new environment. They offered to work with me to address the situation, but I ended up just going to my LFS and picking up a couple of mystery snails. That said, I will definitely order again from Flip Aquatics.
I was very pleased with my order. My fish and snails were healthy and are doing great! Made the perfect additions to my tank!
What can I say? They get the job done!
The snails arrived lively and ready to eat! They were immediately active in their transport bag and even while acclimating. Once they were placed into the tank, they went straight to work. We are having a bit of an algae issue right now, so there is lots for them to do(eat!). We also received a free extra, I guess due to the size of two of them being on the smaller side, though that's not an issue for us, they will grow.
Only one left of the 4
Flip seems to be slipping in quality and I'm going to start looking elsewhere to shop. Received one tiger, one zebra, one brown racer and one unknown but possibly smaller racer. The zebra's shell is cracked badly and the foot is coming out the side, making it difficult for it to forage. Getting a bonus snail does not excuse sending an injured animal!
My assorted nerite snails came alive and safely packaged. They are all thriving in my tank 2 weeks later. I highly recommend Flip Aquatics for your aquarium needs as they send quality plants and creatures and take pride in each order.
3 Assorted Nerite Snails
Snails arrive quickly and in great shape. They are now busy mowing down algae.
3 Assorted Nerite Snails
Ordered 3 assorted snails thinking it would be 3 different snails. I received 4 which was great but they were all the same snails and the shells were all cracked I believe from being shipped in the same bag.
Only one survived the journey out of three
3 Assorted Nerite Snails
Got 4 snails that were all the same black. Wish I had gotten some assortment instead of one kind. I do appreciate the extra snail in case of DOAs - that was a nice surprise.
The nerites I got from you seem to be doing great. I don't see them often however.
They all died the next day
I ordered my first snails from Flip aquatics and what a great experience! They arrived live and well and are thriving in my aquarium. Some move all over the aquarium and other kinda focus one area but all are a fun addition to my aquarium.
3 Assorted Nerite Snails
So far they seem alright, but don't see the colors pictured
Wonderful fish
Received 3 large nerites, and a little bitty one as a bonus. 2 of the three big ones were DOA but i had the extra so i was refunded the cost of one snail. The little snail was doing well but died after two weeks, my water is good, he had plenty of food, my last large snail is doing fine in the same tank, so i don't know if he was bad stock or what. All in all i feel like flip aquatics handled my refund well, i like the one snail i have left, im just on the fence on buying more nerites from them.
I ordered 3 sets of 3 assorted nerite snails and they all arrived dead. I was looking forward to them as I follow there tictok account. I had so much faith in them. It so sad.
3 Assorted Nerite Snails
All the critters were alive and well. Thank you.
Love the colors
All snails arrived alive, and i even got a bonus snail all doing great so far
Well packaged - alive and healthy!
Arrived alive and well! Excellent packaging with heat pack in the cold weather. All are doing great.
Arrived alive, and one extra. Who can complain?
I still haven't gotten them.
The snails arrived alive and packed really well. I put them in my freshwater aquarium and they have been doing great. Thanks so much for the great, healthy snails.
