Priscilla Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hello everyone, I have this 1litre jar and I'm thinking of adding snails to accompany my brackish water shrimps. Because a litre is not very big, I am hoping to get a snail that doesn't grow very big because I don't want my jar to look crowded. Are there such tiny snails available? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanjuds Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 I would suggest Malaysian Trumpet snails, I just got some from flip aquatics they're super cheap https://www.flipaquatics.com/product-category/snails/ Amyers22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hello! But can they live in brackish water? I've done my research on them but they don't seem to survive much in brackish water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 You could add a single Nerite snail. They only grow between 1/2" to an inch, and keep the glass free of algae. Amyers22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 30 minutes ago, Soothing Shrimp said: You could add a single Nerite snail. They only grow between 1/2" to an inch, and keep the glass free of algae. They can survive in brackish water? Because I went to search up on them and they are labeled as fresh water snails, did I look for the wrong type? Will it affect my jar in anyway? Like causing it to be more dirty? Because of its waste, since mine has no filter and I only feed my shrimps once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Yep. Most Nerites do well in brackish. wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/fwbrnerites.htm You should be okay. Besides, you should be doing regular wc regardless. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Alright! Thank you so much for the info! I'd definitely check them out! Just hope that they don't grow over an inch or my jar would look crowded/small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Few ever grow even that large. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Okay! Oh and what about Nassarius vibex and dwarf cerith snails? Are they alright for my jar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaj Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 I have some Malaysian trumpet snails in my brackish water tank. A while ago, I ordered some fish and shrimp from Ark on aquabid, and I asked him for some lava rocks and algae from his opae ula tanks. He put some in the package for free. I got two types of algae as well as a few baby Malaysian trumpet snails. The algae and the snails have since grown, and the tank is cycled, but I think I'm going to have to take it down because I'm moving. I'll just have to try again some other time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 49 minutes ago, seaj said: I have some Malaysian trumpet snails in my brackish water tank. A while ago, I ordered some fish and shrimp from Ark on aquabid, and I asked him for some lava rocks and algae from his opae ula tanks. He put some in the package for free. I got two types of algae as well as a few baby Malaysian trumpet snails. The algae and the snails have since grown, and the tank is cycled, but I think I'm going to have to take it down because I'm moving. I'll just have to try again some other time. How big are your snails now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaj Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, Priscilla said: How big are your snails now? The biggest snails are now 1/2 an inch long. I think they are full grown, and they've been making babies for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, seaj said: The biggest snails are now 1/2 an inch long. I think they are full grown, and they've been making babies for a while. oh nice! 1/2 an inch seems alright for my 1l jar. Do you know any online store that ships internationally? I have trouble finding one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaj Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 21 minutes ago, Priscilla said: oh nice! 1/2 an inch seems alright for my 1l jar. Do you know any online store that ships internationally? I have trouble finding one Sorry, I'm not familiar with any stores that ship internationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetilda Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 I thnk you gan have a couple of horned nerite snails. They're small and will live in brackish water too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'm going to have to be a voice of dissent here. I don't think nerites are a good choice for such a small tank. They really do need quite a bit of algae to eat on a constant basis, so they do best in well-established tanks of a decent size. I think with other snail types, you can supplement-feed, but in my experience nerites can be very hard to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'm going to have to be a voice of dissent here. I don't think nerites are a good choice for such a small tank. They really do need quite a bit of algae to eat on a constant basis, so they do best in well-established tanks of a decent size. I think with other snail types, you can supplement-feed, but in my experience nerites can be very hard to feed.I see.. So what would you suggest for my jar that's without filter? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I don't have much experience with any other brackish snails, so I'll leave that to the others. I also forgot to mention Nerites also climb out if they're not 100% thrilled with their conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I don't have much experience with any other brackish snails, so I'll leave that to the others. I also forgot to mention Nerites also climb out if they're not 100% thrilled with their conditions.Wow I didn't know that! Thanks for the advice! [emoji4]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I thnk you gan have a couple of horned nerite snails. They're small and will live in brackish water too.How big do they get? [emoji848]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 How big do they get? [emoji848]Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThey stay about 1/4" maybe a little bigger. This is a gray choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 16 minutes ago, Mr. F said: They stay about 1/4" maybe a little bigger. This is a gray choice! Are there any snails that would only grow to a max of 1/2 an inch and can live in brackish water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oem Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I agree that the Horned Nerite (Clithon Corona) is a good choice. With it's yellow and brown/black stripes and small size (12-20 mm) it is a small, pretty snail that loves to eat leftover food and algae. Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 5 hours ago, oem said: I agree that the Horned Nerite (Clithon Corona) is a good choice. With it's yellow and brown/black stripes and small size (12-20 mm) it is a small, pretty snail that loves to eat leftover food and algae. Does my jar need to have A LOT of algae for the horned nerite to survive? Paden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oem Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Hi Priscilla. No it does not need alot of algae. The best feature of these snails is that they will eat any leftover shrimp food to help keep the water in your jar clean and safe for your shrimp. If you are not sure they are getting enough to eat you can drop in a piece of green leaf vegetable (pac choi, mizuna, tat soi, spinach) on a string for them to eat which the shrimp will eat as well. If there are no holes in it by second day, just pull it out, hang it up to dry and save for another day. Mike Mr. F, Soothing Shrimp, Aennedry and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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