Nerite snails
- ToddnBecka
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Nerite snails
Is it possible to acclimate other species (besides the commonly sold for FW) of nerites to FW? Or other species of SW snails?
Nerite snails that live in freshwater are not acclimated saltwater snails. They are just extremely adaptable. Everyone knows by now that olive nerites can be kept in full freshwater, but when I first started telling people that virgin nerites (that's the common name, not because they are virgin or anything) can be kept in freshwater I got lots of emails telling me it's nonsense and that they are saltwater animals etc..etc. Of course these people did not know what they were talking about.
The truth of the matter is that there are some nerite snail species that *naturally* occur in both freshwater and saltwater and everything in between. A species like that is called a "euryhaline" species in scientific circles. I have observed and caught virgin nerites in freshwater rivers as full adults and they are still living and thriving in my freshwater tanks after 2 years.
I would not suggest trying with other nerite species unless you know what you are doing, i.e. you have done the research about the particular species. Many, if not most, nerites are saltwater species and would not survive in a freshwater setup. You cannot just acclimate a saltwater species to freshwater. The species has to be a euryhaline species to begin with.
The truth of the matter is that there are some nerite snail species that *naturally* occur in both freshwater and saltwater and everything in between. A species like that is called a "euryhaline" species in scientific circles. I have observed and caught virgin nerites in freshwater rivers as full adults and they are still living and thriving in my freshwater tanks after 2 years.
I would not suggest trying with other nerite species unless you know what you are doing, i.e. you have done the research about the particular species. Many, if not most, nerites are saltwater species and would not survive in a freshwater setup. You cannot just acclimate a saltwater species to freshwater. The species has to be a euryhaline species to begin with.
- ToddnBecka
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Yes, you are right. I got some some strange e-mails too when I started breeding some of european nerites (Theodoxus fluviatilis). With a lot of success. These snails are quite easy to handle and they reproduce very fast. Some photos of them i my freshwater tank.Mustafa wrote:I got lots of emails telling me it's nonsense and that they are saltwater animals etc..etc. Of course these people did not know what they were talking about.
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