My FAVORITE Snail- Horned Nerite

[@joshhibbs_nola]

Nerites are awesome. I swear I have an olive nerite that is at least 10 years old and still going strong. 👍🏼🐌

[@ronrosen5731]

You just sent me an order of assorted nerites and I love them. They are each like a handcrafted piece of art work. These guys are hard workers and together with my amano shrimp they keep the tank amazingly clean. Thanks Rachel!

[@RachelOLeary]

+Ronald Rosen glad you are happy!

[@Sir_Lulu]

I know this video is old but I'm a fairly new subscriber. Was looking for a good snail to keep in my Bluetailed Firebelly newt tank and I came across this video. These snails really are beautiful and everything you said about them being great algae eaters is true. Thanks for the video

[@LeeDfined]

Love Nerites. Have kept them since 2015 and have no plans on stopping anytime soon.

[@LagiacrusHunter]

I got half a dozen of these little guys when I started up my first freshwater tank..definitely one of my favorite snails next to the different "Mystery" snail varieties.

[@ArmouredUnicorn]

put a trumpet snail in my betta tank and it's opened up a whole world of snail possibilities. was looking at the horned neritss for my main tank! love these spotlights

[@RachelOLeary]

+ArmouredUnicorn thanks!

[@sad_uwu]

I'm getting my Nerites this week 😃 super excited.

[@FishRfun]

I bought 3 red racers but 1 died. I've got 5 sun horned nerites on order and will be here any day, and I've got an orange zebra thorned. I'm a huge fan with 2 in my 15g and 6 in my 55g. Plus the 5 sun horned when they arrive.

[@mellewedin8221]

I know this is old but you keep saving me with these older videos. You helped me out with my mystery snails, and the stocking of my 40 breeder. You have helped me fall in love with rasbors. I have harlequin and scissor Rasbora. I have about 6 of each and I have 2 yoyo laoches I believe a male and female. There is a big size difference and they arw year old now, well I have had them a year. I have a albino BN and 4 blue powder dwarf gouramis. The gouramis came from a family memeber that was not giving them any mind. So I took them home to my 40 breeder. Its toblate for one. I have hit him with everything under the Sun. I just recently found out about gourami disease😢 it stinks he is the most loving out of the 4. I figured I would let him be till he shows signs of really being sick. He still really active and he eats like a piggie still. He ia named after my zodiac Aires. Again thank you so much for being you and being so awesome❤

[@dnainsomnia84]

i have a brown 1 and 1 yellow/black striped horned nerite, together with 2 zebra nerites i love watching em go around the tank. They are pretty fast for a snail. (here they call em turbosnails sometimes at the LFS)

[@kenjiro2676]

If these pint size algae terminators lived for 5 years for you, do you think they would last longer in cooler water? Some of the areas they are native too can be quite temperate.

[@KaPika735]

I think they're absolutely adorable, i've had a few in the past!

[@RachelOLeary]

+KaPika_Arts me too!

[@AquaApprentice]

Couldnt agree more, the Nerite snails I have do a great job and the fact that they dont reproduce in freshwater can be a big plus for some people.

[@AquaticLogic]

I appreciated the insight into their morphology in that they have the potential to be kept with African cichlids! I gotta check some out, because my other snails were decimated when I switched my tanks over.

[@caseyjones8246]

I have the dark greenish colored colored Horned Nerite, and it has super freaking long hair thin antenna.

[@frandegroat7943]

How do I know if my zebra is getting enough to eat ? it's a 5 gallon with 2 ghost shrimp,1 Betta, 1 driftwood piece & several plants. I've only seen that white slimy stringy stuff in the tank so far.

[@cherepaha3]

I used to have horned nerite snails they were best algae eaters I've ever had

[@pardeepgill688]

Yay Another lover of the Horned Nerites

[@EugeniaBonucci1965]

What are the other species of horned nerite other than the two you mentioned

[@RachelOLeary]

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[@RachelOLeary]

+HeyYouSlavesGoHangYourOwner lol

[@tamarasimpson2879]

I've never kept nerite snails I prefer keeping mystery snails for easy care and the Cool colors ^^ nerite snails are pretty but my tanks don't contain much algea

[@conrad2281]

Horned Nerites! My spot-algae warriors. Thanks for the video. I have wondered if one snail is riding another, is the passenger most likely a male?

[@RachelOLeary]

+conrad2281 yes

[@worriedaboutthis262]

Hi Rachel - have been an avid follower of your channel as I have just gotten back into fish keeping after an 8 year break. I have just purchased 4 nerites (2 zebra, 2 onions). Do you have any acclimation advice on adding them to a tank? They were already being kept in freshwater. I hope you and your family are doing well after your recent trials and thanks so much for posting your videos!!

[@MrRoverpilot]

Would you consider doing a video where are you compared all of the different types of nerite snails, red racers, horned, balik, tiger, olive, etc. For things like life expectancy, quantity of eggs laid, I know sound like to lay their eggs on the glass and some only lay their eggs on rocks. Some are more likely to crawl out of your tank, some eat a higher overall volume of alge. Some are never seen in the tank and summer quite stunning. You could even throw in a little information about Rams Horn, as well as Malaysian Horn snails . I have asked other people on KZbin to do this video and so far they have declined. Or they have pointed me to videos that just gave the most cursory explanation of them.

[@debbierussell9924]

I have been looking but cannot find any info on quarantining snails. Could you please direct me to the best source of information on how to do this? Thank you!

[@crystalwilder]

I know this is an old video but has anyone had success hatching the eggs? There's tons on mystery snail videos but nada on nerite hatching and the two are certainly different. I have two horned nerite and they are getting busy almost everyday. My decor is decorated so I might try sticking eggs into some marine water and see what happens?

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

I was going to get some but my Amano's are doing such a sterling job I'm not sure they'd have enough to eat! 😁 One would probably do well on the algae I still have on the class, I think.

[@Sallade1]

Hi so I have a 29 gallon planted tank but I can't seem to figure out what I want stocked in it, it's cycled and mostly ready for more guests. I need/want driftwood but there is none at my LFS other than that it had several plants and 6 penguin tetra, I know I want some Otto's but don't know what else would be good in there the stratum balancing is a pain.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Robin S it is hard when there are so many choices!

[@Lflower1Stars]

Hi Rachel. ....would love these nitrate snails...have brown algae plus hair algae. ..unable to find these guys...do you sell them...have a 30 gallon tank with panda cories, bettas and Harleim Rasboras. Thanks

[@wendigolycan]

Hi Rachel, do assassin snails attack them, if I have A LOT of other pest snails in the tank?

[@noreensheila]

I have a 20gallon tank with 5 female betta and java fern anubus i was looking into getting a snail or two. Could you help Thanks

[@cd1673]

As always, great info 😊👍🍃🌹🍃

[@notanonymous7737]

Would they work with German blue rams? I’ve heard stories of rams eating small snails

[@fishrrelaxing9361]

These guys move fast and work over the entire tank daily. Best cleanup crew in hobby for planted tanks. Don’t pass up the bristlenose pleco and Black mollie but nerites never sleep they just keep working and work fast for a snail.

[@DJ_LittlePea]

This is a cool looking snail indeed .... my nassarius snails in my saltwater tank have spawned and they take 8 months before they hatch hahaha

[@donh9695]

Got some of these lil guys for my aquarium today because of you. My only concern is that I wish I had paid closer attention to your video before I ordered them. 1 per 5 gallons? I ordered a pack of 6 and they sent me 7 of these guys. I only have a 20 gallon tall aquarium. So I should only have 4 of them in there? I do have a bunch of live plants and algae on the glass (right now) but am I in trouble later?

[@RachelOLeary]

No, its more just because they pop a lot. As long as you have no issue keeping up with the maintenance they will be fine

[@donh9695]

OH!!!! OK...thank you Rachel. Love your channel by the way

[@Jeff_Tee]

Would it hatch if you add salt to the water?

[@jayworkman5792]

I had always worried that mine was small due to lack of nutrition. Turns out they're just naturally tiny.

[@davidh7088]

I've had 2 nerites die after a couple of days. Water is good. Shrimps, daphnia and ramshorns all doing well. No ferts or co2. What could be the problem?

[@RachelOLeary]

Poor quality from the start. They are often mostly starved by the time they end up in retail establishments, and if they are not prepared to feed them a natural diet when they are stressed, they often die.

[@davidh7088]

@@RachelOLeary that's a real shame, as my setup is ideal for them. Plenty of algae, heavily planted etc. Thanks for replying :-)

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

The ones i have purchased a couple months ago died mysteriously. Is seachem flourish bad for them? I dose my tank with seachem prime, seachem flourish, and seachem flourish excel, and seachem iron for my live plants. My tank has a heater on and the temperature is 81°F i do have 3 angel fish. They dont bother snails or the other fish in my tank.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Kathleen Monsegue excel can be rough on inverts

[@Moontanman]

How salty does the water have to be to get the eggs to hatch?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Moontanman I don't know

[@TheMFLAV]

Did you just say I can have these With my African Cichlids? 125g tank so I can have like 15-20 and no breeding. Im very interested

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

excellent as always thanks for sharing

[@alanpaiotta2744]

Water? Kh 0 ? Grazie

[@marksguitars5617]

love them, I have 2 zebra nerites!

[@tanujamondkar1464]

What does hard water means ??Or what is makes it hard??

[@infernal216]

how much would it cost to ship two of them? and would they do good with bettas? ( my betta killed a snail... she kept attacking it)

[@RachelOLeary]

+infernal 216 shipping is actual and depends on zip code, Bettany don't usually harass nerites

[@bebebutterfield1]

How bout sewellia for algae eater? I recently bought one, would have bought 4 but the shop only had 1.

[@sourabhshendge4044]

can you give us a spotlight on elephant nose fish.

[@valentinaqueenofthevalkyri3128]

Can you breed these? I cannot find any breeding info on these..

[@MM-vt3hf]

Yes you can but you need saltwater

[@brinleyrebstein]

hi , can i use clay diy pots for my apistos and Ancistrus , or does the diy pots release unwanted molecules in tank and if I set up heavy leaf littered tank for my dwarf cichlid is the molm and waste on the bottom something to be worried about or is gravel vacuuming not necessary with all the leaf litter

[@RachelOLeary]

+Brinley Rebstein clay pots are great.

[@yoyoking77]

I lost mine and im trying to figure it out 😭

[@ME-nm8lf]

Interesting critters, Rachel. Was thinking of getting some myself, but then I read about the eggs that they are pretty hard to remove if they lay them on pieces of wood and/or other ornaments. Is that true?

[@conrad2281]

The horned are a favorite of mine because the eggs are much smaller and less bright-white then other Nerite species. I don't notice them at all and I am pretty finicky. Other Nerite species do create white dots everywhere, I agree. Of the horned I have only own the "Horned Bumble-Bees", though. I can't speak for the eggs the other horned lay.

[@ME-nm8lf]

conrad2281 thanks for the info. 👍

[@RachelOLeary]

+Mihai Enica they are a nuisance but the horned ones are not as bad as olive nerites

[@barbarasmith8457]

I've had my horned nerites for almost a year now and they only really laid eggs one time. After about two weeks the eggs slowly started to dissolve and now I dont see them anywhere. I don't have dark decorations so they might be more annoying on those items, but they more than make up for it by keeping my tank algae free.

[@ME-nm8lf]

Barbara Smith Thanks for the info 👍

[@rawegg8880]

If i add some crushed coral to my tank, will that stop my snail's shells from eroding?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Johanan Micaiah it is one strategy that works, yes. You cannot reverse erosion but that will help prevent it

[@RachelOLeary]

+Johanan Micaiah yes, it can prevent but not reverse erosion

[@rawegg8880]

Rachel O'leary Oh so that means the baby snails born in the future will have good shells right? And if i add too much would it kill the fish from too much drastic changes

[@RachelOLeary]

I woudl probably do things gradually, then try to keep things as stable as possible. Smaller more frequent water changes rather than large volume if the tank chemistry is going to be very different from your source water- or pretreat the water change water so its closer.

[@rawegg8880]

Rachel O'leary Oh ok.. So do i just add a little?

[@cheryllong995]

Will assassin snails bother or eat the nerite snails ?

[@RachelOLeary]

They will try but are rarely successful

[@Neobaneo]

Please do longfin zebra/leopard danios

[@ScorchMat]

What is the best temperature for a tropical tank? I have a 100L: 6 Cardinal Tetras 6 Glowlight Tetras 6 Phantom Tetra 2 Bronze Corydoras 2 Duplicarus Corydoras 2 Amano Shrimp 2 Nerite Snails I have it at 26C is that correct?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Scorch for those, yes 24-26

[@ScorchMat]

Great thank you for your reply! Love the videos!

[@bigjayinga]

Great video as always. Philly in the building

[@RachelOLeary]

+Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga woot!

[@jakeschreiner8567]

would these snails be good to put in a goldfish tank?

[@RachelOLeary]

+jake schreiner maybe!

[@KaPika735]

jake schreiner I wouldn't reccomend it - they're much smaller than other nerites and a healthy & unstunted goldfish will almost definitely get large enough to eat them shell and all within less than a year. i'd say stick with zebra, tiger & military helmet nerites for goldfish, but even then the goldfish will attempt to eat their feet xx

[@briannaharter4411]

it depends on your goldfish.mine love to eat pest snails like their candy but normally leave the horned nerites alone cause they don't like their spiky hard shells.

[@valentinaqueenofthevalkyri3128]

I wouldn't.. Most goldfish will pick at them and eat their antennas and basically will pick at them until their dead.

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

Rachel i picked up 4 healthy and active nerites today. Do they eat hair algae or staghorn algae off of the tank glass and plants besides eating green spot algae?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Kathleen Monsegue they will if it's been treated with peroxide to kill it

[@robhicksaquariums8332]

thanks for all the info love your vids

[@epicexposure]

Do they require calcium supplements? And are you selling these? :) Thanks for the video!

[@RachelOLeary]

+epicexposure in softer water calcium isn't a bad idea but in moderate or hard water it's unecessary

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

Your so awesome! Thanks for this vid!😉👍🤙✌️

[@Christian-nl4cl]

How do you feel about reptiles

[@RachelOLeary]

+Cancer is Life I like them quite a bit but don't have any

[@cheryllong995]

Rahael, which are better for eating algae,apple or nerite snails ?

[@RachelOLeary]

Nerite. Apple snails are lousy algae eaters

[@rookieaquarist1612]

Can you keep a good sized group of nerites if you have algae pellets?

[@RachelOLeary]

algae pellets rarely have much actual algae- take a look at the ingredients. Mine rarely take dry foods well.

[@MrRoverpilot]

How about rabbit snails

[@furryunicorn]

Do they lay a lot of eggs?

[@dianneleon35]

Yes they do! They laid eggs all over everything in my tank. I hated that. I will never get them again. The little white eggs have to be scraped off like cement. Thay are very pretty but what a pain in the butt. I would never recommend them.

[@unknown121395]

is pool filter sand harmful for shrimps?

[@tilapiastew6784]

Sakib Mahmud

[@RachelOLeary]

+Sakib Mahmud no

[@michaeltette7869]

Hey Rachel I just bought some zebra nerites do they eat staghorn or hair algae?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Michael Tette no, not usually

[@RachelOLeary]

however, if you treat the algae with peroxide, they often will- that is an entirely different video and needs to be done quite carefully though

[@braidensaville9862]

can nerites be kept with this stock list? please reply Royal whiptail 2x upside down cats Featherfin catfish Gold spot plec 1x Bristlenose (peppermint) 12x corydoras (4x peppered,albino, brochis splendens) 14x khuli loach (10x Normal, 4xblack) 14x Danios (Zebra) 12x tetra (6xBlackPhantom & RummyNose) 2x rams (electric blue, german blue) 10x Angels 6x Marble hatchetfish 1x Flame dwarf gourami

[@RachelOLeary]

+Braiden Saville yes

[@braidensaville9862]

Thankyou. How many do you think would be good for a 140 gallon tank?

[@RachelOLeary]

I would do 1 per 5-10 g for MAX stocking density

[@robertmcgeorge4352]

Do you sell fish if u do can u send me the link plzz

[@NystiaKierr]

I'm really frustrated because people kept telling me my snail ( I only had it a week and a half) died because I had salt in the tank. 1 tsp per gallon. This doesn't make any since that he would have died form the salt because I've read they can live in even saltier water and they REQUIRE brackish water just to start their lives. My water lvls are all perfect. Did I really kill it with salt or are these people just being jerks?

[@hokkaidospring]

Nystia Was the salt you used aquarium salt? Also, the sudden change in the water of the salt being added could have harmed it since you bought it from a fish/pet store and they could have been kept in a very low salinity. If your waters were pristine, the salt could have been the cause of death but there are so many other causes such as starvation, disease, oxygen levels, etc.

[@emilandersson5806]

I would have had this snail if it were avaliable in Sweden.

[@aquadragon1]

You should be able to order them from abroad them.

[@emilandersson5806]

aquadragon1 It is a little hard when you are fourteen.

[@daquariums535]

Very good info, im subbing you.

[@megeal3053]

Glass Catfish!

[@calebroar7177]

I love your tattoos lol

[@Borkeen2024]

I miss your gars

[@RachelOLeary]

they miss you too! maybe I will do an update on a feww tanks for tomorrow.

[@Borkeen2024]

Rachel O'leary awww they doo ❤️ can you feed them if you do an update pls

[@RachelOLeary]

+dodododoge doge I promise I will next time. We just got almost 2 feet of snow

[@Borkeen2024]

Rachel O'leary thank you ms.O'Leary hope the snow clears up

[@zimrianispresent8123]

🤘🐌🤘

[@lisac2766]