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This section is to discuss anything Opae ula shrimp and brackish water related. e.g Nerite snails, algae etc..
 #31  by odin
 
Ive seen alot of videos on youtube of Opae'ula keepers having large Nertite snails in their tank to help keep the algae levels down and generally keep the glass clear so you can watch your shrimps. I noticed nobody sold nerite snails in the UK and struggled to find any but i found the Zebra thorn nerite snail (Clithon Diadema) on ebay which breeds and lives in brackish water ;) they are only a couple of quid each and are sold on ebay.
they live for a few years and dont get huge which is perfect.
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 #33  by odin
 
brakc wrote:I have Neritina snails in my Opea tank, perfect!!


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like these ones?

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 #37  by odin
 
do they grow very large fully grown? here is another photo of one of mine, they stay small and i hope they will breed in my tank.
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 #108  by odin
 
My Nerites laid what looks like eggs! i dont know if they will amount to anything but its pretty cool :lol:
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 #9838  by odin
 
These small zebra Nerites are quoted to live for around 1-2 years on the internet but mine are still going strong after 5 years so that information is debunked lol :cool:
 #9839  by opae ula related
 
odin wrote:These small zebra Nerites are quoted to live for around 1-2 years on the internet but mine are still going strong after 5 years so that information is debunked lol :cool:
That’s because you take care of them well! Ha