River Nerite - Theodoxus fluviatilis

[Bluestman]

I've been looking into Nerite snails as I have some recurring green spot algae issues but the ones I can find in the UK are seriously expensive. I have however found a River Nerite which I could probably find in my local river (fast flowing high calcium river) which suits their habitat. According to what I have read these nerites do not need brackish water to breed and eat green spot algae. Can anyone see any problems if I caught one and put it in my tank?

 

[thincat]

Get more then one and acclimate it very slowly to your tank. Then report back to us as this is very interesting. What temp. is your river?

 

[Bluestman]

The river is very cold so it's gonna take a long time to acclimatise.

 

[mgamer20o0]

qt them like any other thing... i would qt at least a month or so.... when doing that slowly raise the temp until you match the tank temp. from what i saw they should work for you.

 

[thincat]

The only problem I see is that these "river nerites" may be a cold water spiece and won't survive in a tropical tank setting.