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3 Horned Nerite Snails
3 Horned Nerite Snails

3 Horned Nerite Snails

$19.99
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Nerite snails are one of the best algae eating animal you can find for an aquarium. You will receive 3 Horned Nerite Snail (Clithon corona/diadema). Their shells have mix of colors and patterns including a beautiful black and yellow spiral pattern with small protrusions. The snails we ship normally range from .25- .5 inches in diameter.


Background and Key Benefits

Nerite snails 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, and Olive. Nerite snails are common in the aquarium hobby as they are excellent algae eaters. They will clean algae from glass, substrate, and décor. The second reason they are so popular in our hobby is due to the fact that 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 feed Shrimp King Algae Pops and Shrimp King Snail Stixx along with Indian Almond Leaves for natural biofilm. 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

Tank Equipment

  • Filter: Matten Filter
  • Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
  • Water: RO/DI Water remineralized with Salty Shrimp Gh/Kh+
  • Decor: Malaysian Driftwood, Java Moss and Indian Almond Leaves

Customer Reviews

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Bryan Frith
Horned nerites

Received 4 alive on an order of three. They have been welcoming additions to our tank.

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Kit Sat
Awesome as always

I ordered dozens of fish, shrimp, and snails. Great packaging. Everyone alive safely and doing well weeks later.

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Jean-Charles Monnet

Great communication before my order was shipped. Received the package on time. Everything was carefully and neatly packaged. The Horned Nerite snails are healthy and doing well. Very happy with the whole experience!

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Alexandra Bylander
Great Snails!

I like seeing their little teeth on the glass. I bought 3, received 4. I had 1 DOA, but that was the extra. Took me a day to believe that it was dead since I dont know much about snails. Emailed the shipping team and they confirmed that super stinky = dead. My toddler enjoys watching these guys, although the biggest snail is elusive. Don't know if it's passed. The 2 i do see are doing well! Waiting for those horns to develop. 🧐

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Tella Cheung
Awesome

I bought the pack of 3 and was sent 4. My plants and snails arrived in good condition, well packed.

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