Tiger Nerite hitching a ride

hobos · 11-28-2012, 12:13 AM

I got home from work and after a shower to wash away my day I usually check the tank and I found my tiger snail riding around on my floating thermometer. The weight was just enough to keep him a couple of inches from the surface then he got caught on a plant.

difrent7 · 11-28-2012, 02:28 AM

Haha snails are too funny. Mine always ends up in the most random areas. Some have great personalities aside from the fact they are slow.

xdestry · 11-28-2012, 05:58 AM

There was a period where I did not clean the lily pipe outflow from my filter for a very long time and it was completely covered with algae on the inside. One day two of my nerites somehow found themselves in there at the same time and cleaned the entire thing up in a few hours, by the end it looked brand new =D.

Amandas tank · 11-28-2012, 06:03 AM

That's great! They must be smarter than we think! I watched the Ramshorn snails "playing" in my QT for near 45 minutes the other day. It will be hard to believe, but I witnessed them taking turns "riding the waves"! They were in a group near the HOB waterfall and one at a time, would move into the flow and ride a complete circle twice around the tank than get back in the group and the next snail would cruise. Crazy hu?

Silmarwen · 11-28-2012, 08:37 AM

Clearly, I need more snails. They are apparently adorable.

GMYukonon24s · 11-28-2012, 10:25 AM

Nice!

Amandas tank · 11-28-2012, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silmarwen

Clearly, I need more snails. They are apparently adorable.

They can be

If only they didn't have to need to breed like rabbits!

furnfins · 11-28-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amandas tank

They can be

If only they didn't have to need to breed like rabbits!

That's why I like the nerites, they might leave eggs but they don't hatch.

11-28-2012, 12:13 AM	#1
hobos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 106	Tiger Nerite hitching a ride I got home from work and after a shower to wash away my day I usually check the tank and I found my tiger snail riding around on my floating thermometer. The weight was just enough to keep him a couple of inches from the surface then he got caught on a plant.

11-28-2012, 06:03 AM	#4
Amandas tank Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Alaska Posts: 744	That's great! They must be smarter than we think! I watched the Ramshorn snails "playing" in my QT for near 45 minutes the other day. It will be hard to believe, but I witnessed them taking turns "riding the waves"! They were in a group near the HOB waterfall and one at a time, would move into the flow and ride a complete circle twice around the tank than get back in the group and the next snail would cruise. Crazy hu? __________________ Happy Fish Keeping My Ever-Evolving Tank

11-28-2012, 08:37 AM	#5
Silmarwen Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan Posts: 423	Clearly, I need more snails. They are apparently adorable. __________________ "Aquariums are like science, art, and hypno-therapy, all rolled into one," I insisted. "You're not putting a hundred gallon tank in the living room," my roommate replied. 10g "Community" of nothing but Danios - 2g (barely) planted Betta - 2.5g Betta - 1g Pond Snail Repository My aquascape style tends towards 'tall in the back, short in the front, lots and lots of green and stuff. And maybe a rock somewhere...'

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11-28-2012, 02:28 AM	#2
difrent7 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 76	Haha snails are too funny. Mine always ends up in the most random areas. Some have great personalities aside from the fact they are slow.

11-28-2012, 05:58 AM	#3
xdestry Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: pasadena, ca Posts: 97	There was a period where I did not clean the lily pipe outflow from my filter for a very long time and it was completely covered with algae on the inside. One day two of my nerites somehow found themselves in there at the same time and cleaned the entire thing up in a few hours, by the end it looked brand new =D.