🐌 Nerite Snail Neritina natalensis

The Nerite Snail (Neritina natalensis) is a easy-care, peaceful species from East African coast (brackish). Adults reach roughly 1", so plan on a minimum tank of 5 gallons. Keep the water between 65–82°F with a pH of 6.5–8.5. It does not school and can be kept singly or in species-appropriate numbers. As a herbivore, it does best on a varied diet appropriate to its feeding style.

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Good tankmates for Nerite Snail

Neon TetraCardinal TetraSerpae TetraGuppyEndler's LivebearerZebra DanioHarlequin RasboraChili RasboraCherry BarbWhite Cloud MinnowPanda CoryOtocinclusCherry ShrimpAmano ShrimpMystery SnailMarble HatchetfishEmber TetraBlack Neon TetraLemon TetraGlowlight TetraBloodfin TetraDiamond TetraEmperor TetraSilver Tip TetraX-Ray TetraGreen Neon TetraCelestial Pearl DanioLambchop RasboraGlowlight DanioCheckerboard BarbFive-Banded BarbThreadfin RainbowfishHoney GouramiSparkling GouramiChocolate GouramiMultifasciatusPygmy CoryJulii CoryLeast KillifishGhost ShrimpCrystal Red ShrimpAssassin SnailRamshorn SnailMalaysian Trumpet SnailGold TetraPenguin TetraFlame TetraGalaxy RasboraPhoenix RasboraEmerald Eye RasboraAxelrod's RasboraLeopard DanioGold Ring DanioForktail Blue-eyePeaceful BettaStrawberry BettaShell-DwellerAdolfo's CoryHabrosus CoryZebra OtoBlue Dream ShrimpYellow ShrimpBlack Diamond ShrimpBumblebee ShrimpLyretail KillifishClown Killifish

Avoid these tankmates

Betta (male)AngelfishConvict CichlidOscarPictus CatfishParadise FishJack DempseyGreen TerrorTexas CichlidDemasoni CichlidAuratus CichlidFrontosaChinese Algae EaterRed Tail SharkFigure-8 PufferBlack Ghost KnifefishAfrican Butterfly FishRopefishSenegal BichirGolden Wonder KillifishBucktooth TetraBanjar Red CichlidSalvini CichlidMidas CichlidFlowerhornRed Zebra CichlidVenustus CichlidLivingstonii CichlidCompressed CichlidCalvus CichlidTropheus DuboisiRed Claw Crab

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