2 nerite snail questions

[TheresaM]

I have olive nerites in two different tanks and they've laid eggs. I know they can't breed in freshwater...do I need to remove the eggs them from the tank?

Then I have a fancier nerite in yet a third tank. This is not its first home because twice I found it on the kitchen counter. This snail will not stay in the water. At this point it's in my 10g, lots of plants & algae, yet it anchors itself in the small space between the waterline and the top of the tank, or upside down on the glass top. Is this normal?

 

[RightTurnClyde]

Try smearing some 100% petroleum jelly around the rim of the tank (assuming you have the kind with the black plastic rim that will hide it.) The snails won't cross it. Mine like to get up on top of the water line a lot too. I think the just like some air sometimes.


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[RightTurnClyde]

And you can try to remove the eggs but it's a pain. They will eventually decompose over time. But of course, they will continue to lay more in that time. The escape attempts and the eggs are the trade offs for having such good cleaners in the tank.


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[TheresaM]

Try smearing some 100% petroleum jelly around the rim of the tank (assuming you have the kind with the black plastic rim that will hide it.) The snails won't cross it. Mine like to get up on top of the water line a lot too. I think the just like some air sometimes.

Never heard of doing that, thank you so much

 

[RightTurnClyde]

Never heard of doing that, thank you so much

Cheers. It's worked well for me so far. The only time I've found one upside down on my glass lid was when he managed to find a spot I missed and "crossed the border" there. Good luck!

 

[Anders247]

It's really hard to remove the eggs. They'll go away eventually, though.
As for them sitting there, it's definitely normal.

 

[TheresaM]

I'm leaving them, why mess with nature, right?