If you have had experience with Nerites, please let me know if you think it is better to keep Olive Nerites at full-seawater, freshwater or inbetween.
I will be receiving some soon and would like to know what is better for them healthwise, for example is shell erosion more likely in one condition as opposed to another?
Thanks.
Olive Nerites at full-seawater or fresh water?
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They can be kept in any salinity. I have them in all of the combos.
Check the water they come in and provide them with that to start. I acclimated mine from fresh to full salt in 1/3 steps. They close up, then come out after a few days. Feed them a little algae flake for a day, then move them to the next salt level.
What I find interesting is that they lay eggs in fresh, but not salt.
Check the water they come in and provide them with that to start. I acclimated mine from fresh to full salt in 1/3 steps. They close up, then come out after a few days. Feed them a little algae flake for a day, then move them to the next salt level.
What I find interesting is that they lay eggs in fresh, but not salt.
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Re: Olive Nerites at full-seawater or fresh water?
The species I have lay lots of eggs in salt but non in brackish..so far. I haven't set them in fresh yet. The eggs hatch in full salt. The larvae just don't make it. I have tried removing filtration media hoping to get some to settle and develop but to no avail. Pretty snails. Haven't broken the code yet on what the larvae want to survive.