Invertebrates
Nerite snail
Neritina spp.
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–8.5
- Adult size2.5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Neritidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, tropical rivers
- Size
- 1 – 2.5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.5
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-18 / KH 4-10
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Compatible with fish
- with goldfish (their hard gill covers protect them from being crushed)
- Diet
- algae-eater
- Reproduction
- Lays eggs on glass (they do not hatch in freshwater)
Notes: The hard operculum protects the Nerite from goldfish, although round-bodied goldfish with large mouths sometimes bother them. It effectively cleans algae from the glass. The temperature is a bit low for this snail—it thrives best at 22–25°C.
