Little Thorn Nerite Snail

These assorted tiny snails are known by many names such as Thorn / Horned / Spiky Nerite because of the cool-looking spiked on their shelf. Each snail has its unique shelf pattern and color. We will randomly pick the good one for you.

Neritina species are also known as Nerita / Nerite Snail. They do well in freshwater and brackish water. They are suitable for planted aquariums because they are small and can take care of the algae problem. They can eat many types of food and algae including Phytoplankton, Diatoms Algae, Film/Slime Algae, Black Beard Algae, and Green/Brown Spot Algae which are very tough on glass and hard to remove by hand.

Neritina Snails eat invertebrate pellets, flake foods, algae, waste, and cooked vegetables such as carrot, zucchini, kale, spinach, or cucumber.

The key benefit of Neritina Snails

• Very small, tiny snails but work very hard to clean up your aquarium.
• Do not reproduce and breed in the freshwater environment. 
• Unique and beautiful snail in the planted aquarium market.
• Friendly snails, safe for plants, fish, snail, and other aquarium inhabitants.
• Control the algae, fish food waste, and any decompose materials such as the dead body of the fish, snail, or dead plants. 
• Balanced your aquarium water and create a great ecosystem environment.
• Easy to control. They breed eggs but don't usually hatch in freshwater and doesn't consider an invasive species in the controlled aquarium. 

Recommended Water Parameters:

• Temperature: 65° - 86° F (18° - 30° C)
• pH: 6.0 - 8.0
• KH: 5 - 12 dKH
• Minimum tank size: 5 gallons

CAUTION! 

Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc. Many commercial fish foods, medications, and plant fertilizers contain copper sulfate. Please avoid any aquarium product contains copper of any form or they may cause harm or even death to your invertebrates.