The Tale Of Some Snails

Thought i'd share this with you all as it made me chuckle.

I ordered some nerite snails from ebay and yesterday they arrived. All still alive and raring to go!!!

But do you think they were the 5 nerite snails i had expected?  Of course not, it would be a boring tale otherwise!!

So i got,
1 orange tracked nerite
1 zigzag nerite
1 other type of nerite not sure what yet - now identified as dusky nerite

All good so far!!

I also got,

1 devil snail
1 batman snail ( which is a nerite, i believe)
1 other type of trumpet snail which could be a MTS

I was astounded by the devil snail he is big!!! Also by the freebie, note that i have listed 6 snails when i only wanted 5!!

All very lovely though and i am not upset about what i did get, just surprised!!!!

Photos attached of the devil snail with the tracked nerite hitchhiking and the other trumpet snail that i 'm not sure of yet.

Yes even i can manage photos of snails!!!

Here is the other nerite that i'm not sure of.  I thought it could be another batman snail but i'm not convinced?

EDIT - I've just found him!!! He's a baseball hat or red lipped nerite (Neritina pulligera). apparently also called a dusky nerite.

FC76

Hi Fishcake,

I'm interested to know why a calcium block would be helpful I've got 3 Nerite snails, but I don't give them anything extra – they just seem to survive off algae and anything else that's in the tank. I must admit, though,  I have wondered if they're a bit neglected diet-wise 

Thanks Sue,

My water seems to be pretty similar to yours with a PH of 7.6 and KH os 3 - 6 german degrees. So mine should be fine without extra calcium? Am i right?

Would the same rule apply to shrimps as I hope to get some eventually.

FC76

Oh bum!!

Sorry GH is 17. KH is 3-6 gd.

Not a god day for brain power today!!

 :)s