Alternative species (click on the thumbnail to see the card)
Names
Scientific name
Neritina natalensis
Common name
Nerita zebra
Zebra nerite
Origin
Origin: South Africa
Biotope: not specific
Dimorphism
None
Group
Neritidae
Volume
30 L / 0.6 imp gal / 0.8 US gal
Parameters
T°: 22 to 26°C or 72 to 79°F
pH: 7 to 8.5
Hardness: 10 to 30°dGH
Difficulty
Easy
Size
3 cm (1")
Longevity
3 to 5 years
Living zone
Everywhere
Individuals
1
Food
Food
How to feed the Neritina?
Very good assistant of the aquarist, the Neritina is an assiduous and exclusive seaweed eater (it will attack even the brown algae brush!), with a marked preference for encrusted seaweeds.
Their effectiveness in eradicating algae will be multiplied in the presence of several individuals. However, do not think of it as a miracle solution, but rather as an excellent support for you! It will still be necessary to look at what causes the appearance of algae...
Note that they do not attack plants.
Behavior
Behavior
What kind of behavior does the Neritina have?
Very peaceful, Neritinas will go about their business all day long. They evolve on the windows, the decoration, and the soil but not on the plants because they are too heavy for that (except some plants with broad solid leaves, but it remains rather rare).
Cohabitation
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Neritinathe Neritina?
Harmless to all. It seems that they like to live in groups of several individuals.
Avoid cohabitation with snail-eating species such as Botias or Anentomes.
Breeding
Breeding
How to breed the Neritina?
Neritinas are not hermaphrodite, but sexed. They will regularly lay eggs on the decoration. Eggs of white colour, look like a half-ball and are about 1 mm. They will require a passage in brackish (salty) water to hatch.
The advantage is that you will not be invaded by snails, the disadvantage is that you can have a lot of eggs spread over the decoration, which is not very pretty. In addition, they are quite difficult to remove.
Its aquarium
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Neritina?
This mollusk is suitable for all types of aquarium. However, take special care of acclimatization which can be tricky.
The aquarium containing Neritinas must imperatively be closed because these snails tend to go exploring! Nevertheless, if one of your snails is out of the water, do not throw it away! It may still be alive, even several days later.
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Originally, these snails live in the sea. They have adapted well to freshwater and are becoming more and more common in aquariums.
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