Runaway Nerite

[aokashi]

Originally Posted by registereduser

That happened to one of mine. It had been several days since I had seen it so I just threw him away

I have 2 left in separate tanks, gonna try and breed them soon

how do you differentiate genders? :O

[RedRaz]

Originally Posted by aokashi

I get them through LFS and some local aquarists :D people are generous hee and often give plants away ^___^

I would offer to ship you some plants.... but I doubt it will come anywhere close to filling up your tank :D

what plants did you get?

That's great! I need to find some fellow Chicagoans who want to give me plants.

I have a 10 gal and am doing a plant cycle so I need a lot of plants. ;)

The plants I bought are Anubias, Anacharis, Amazon Sword, Corkscrew Vallisneria and Aponogeton Crispus. The Anacharis arrived okay looking but the Corkscrew V and Aponogeton C arrived dead. The Swords are great and the Anubias is good too. I want to get java moss and was thinking about hornwort as well.

[rmarkham]

I had the same thing happen to me several months ago.. I came home after a long weekend and found my nerite had found his way out of my mini bow and was on my dresser.. he looked dry, but I was feeling luck so dropped him in a cup of tank water.. and he came back! Crazy little snails, he never did it again and I now have a cover over that hole.

[aokashi]

yup, never throw your nerites away! they have a trap door that keeps moisture in!

[BettaQi]

I don't have any algae. No nerites for me.

[BettaQi]

I guess I could try some in the goldfish tank at work but I think the Goldie's would try to eat the nerites!

[rmarkham]

I don't either, I throw in zucchini for him!

[ChoclateBetta]

Nerites dot breed in fresh water but glad you have amazon frogbit I would have them but they prefer ventalated tanks.

[registereduser]

Originally Posted by aokashi

how do you differentiate genders? :O

I don't know, I just plan to put them together in a breeder box and see what happens They breed in fresh water but then you have to put the eggs into brackish water to hatch.

[aokashi]

Originally Posted by registereduser

I don't know, I just plan to put them together in a breeder box and see what happens They breed in fresh water but then you have to put the eggs into brackish water to hatch.

lol
dont you need a female and a male?