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nerite snails and water parameters

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#1 ·
i have a 29 gallon planted tank.
temp 80 degrees F
pH - 6.2
amm - 0 ppm
nitrite - 0 ppm
nitrate - 5 ppm
gH - 71.6 ppm
kH - 4 degrees dkH (71.6 ppm)

i had nerites in the past and they have all slowly perished. not sure why, thought maybe my parameters had something to do with it. any advice/opinions? i recently bought 1 nerite to see if i can;t keep him alive...
 
#3 ·
I've kept Zebra Nerites successfully in both goldfish and tropical tanks.

Here are the parameters I was given when purchased.

65-85° F, KH 5-12, pH 6.5-8.0

From my understanding, acidic water and lack of calcium erode the shells and they slowly die.

Hopefully one of the experts here can elaborate! : )

Also, if you don't have enough algae for them to eat you can supplement with algae wafers.
 
#5 ·
I'm 0-3 with nerites for no reason I've been able to determine. One lasted six weeks; another four weeks; less than a week with the third. They were all rather inactive in comparison to the mystery snails who constantly chug around the tank.

Parameters here are:
p.H. 7.5+
GH 150 ppm (8.3 dh)
KH 120 ppm (6.7 dh)

There's a thread with more details in this section if anyone's interested.

They're wild-caught, so I've given up on them until I can figure out what went wrong.
 
#7 ·
Just get some immortal olive nerites. They're the best option for planted tanks due to their resilience when it comes to pH and low hardness.

The sulawesi nerites (clithion, tiger, zebra, red spot, etc) despise the conditions we would love to keep them in. The olives don't love it, but they're wayyyyy more hardy.