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snail in brackish

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:59 pm
by Darkling
is there a snail I could place in my brackish comm tank?

Re: snail in brackish

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:14 pm
by JRC3
Nerite snails. I even keep them with my puffers.

What is the SG? I converted a FW tank to 1.005 and when I did I removed all the ramshorns I could beforehand. The babies that were left behind have grown and continue to breed. They actually look better than the ones I have in FW. If you don't overfeed, ramshorns won't overpopulate and they are the best cleaners.

Re: snail in brackish

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:09 am
by Iliveinazoo
As JRC3 says it depends on the SG, some freshwater Nerites do well up to SG1.005 and others will do well at higher SG's,such as Olive Nerites

Re: snail in brackish

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:01 am
by Darkling
thanks you. SG is b/t 1.004-1.005

occupants: 2 orange chromides, wild caught male sailfin molly