Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Zebra Nerite Snail
Neritina natalensis
Also called: Vittina natalensis
Photo: TheJammingYam ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Adult size2.5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Neritidae
- Origin
- East Coast of Africa
- Size
- 2 – 2.5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-15 / KH 3-10
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- algae-eater
- Reproduction
- Lays eggs that do not hatch in freshwater
Notes: Yellow shell with black zigzag stripes. An excellent algae eater that does not reproduce in the aquarium.
