Nerite snails

[AngieH]

Hi all, I have just changed my 6ft community tank to marine and my 90L tank (which was marine) over to brackish. I am planning to breed nerite snails and have just acclimatised 2 from my 5ft snail/shrimp/small fish tank. I have just ordered some more nerites which I will put in with the others. I have marine gravel as substrate with bogwood and a couple of brackish plants. Is there are fish/shrimps that will live happily with nerites and leave the eggs alone or am I best keeping fish out altogether?
Ang

 

[Wycco]

Don't nerites have some sort of weird larvae stage that need transferring from brackish to saltwater once they hatch.

It will be fantastic if you get a breeding program going and hopefully encourage others with the ability to do so to breed them as well- help to reduce the numbers caught in the wild by breeding them in tank.

Best of luck!

What kind of nerites will you be breeding?

 

[vampie]

Yep, most Nerites have larval stage they go through before turning into snails. That's really the tough part.

 

[AngieH]

Yes they have to be transfered to saltwater after a certain amount of time after hatching. I will put any babies in a big net breeding trap in my marine tank. When their shells are shiny they can be put back into brackish and from there to freshwater if wanted. Thats what I plan to do then sell the babies after they are happy in freshwater. I have 2 ruby/red spot so far and have 6 tiger and 4 candy on order..

 

[Wycco]

Oooh... had to google the candy nerite- very nice looking snail.

In your location I see Stafford. Is that Stafford as in Stafford, England- or a Stafford somewhere in the US?

If you're in the US- I would be very interested if you get some nerites to breed. If not, shipping may not be a viable option. Nonetheless, great snails- and being tank raised is a huge plus for me.

 

[Rockdog]

Best of luck to you, AngieH. From what I've read, it's next to impossible, but you make it sound so simple. I sincerely hope you succeed. (And I'll sponsor you for the Nobel Prize in Invertebrate Husbandry if you do.)