Familia: Neritidae
Caracol nerita cebra es un nerítido limpiador de algas. Concha de 2–2.5 cm; 22–26 °C, agua medio dura, no se reproduce en dulce.
Neritina natalensis is a Neritidae freshwater snail, the Zebra Nerite — among the best algae cleaners in the hobby. In the aquarium it stays a tireless, peaceful grazer. Plan on a 2–2.5 cm shell at 22–26 °C in medium-hard alkaline water; it cannot reproduce in freshwater, so it never overruns the tank.
Apto para principiantes. Peaceful — cannot harm anything in the tank. Keep singly or in a small group.
22–26 °C con estabilidad; pH 7–8.5, GH 8–20 dGH.
Tamaño adulto: 2–2.5 cm. Mínimo 20 L.
Grazing algae eater — excels at green spot algae and diatoms. Dos pequeñas comidas al día.
Sí, con criterio. Peaceful — cannot harm anything in the tank — combínalo con Any peaceful fish and shrimp — A universal cleanup companion, Freshwater shrimp — Complementary grazers. Aleja Loaches and pufferfish — Specialist snail predators, Copper-based medications — Lethal to all invertebrates.
Originario de Southern Africa — coastal rivers of Natal; vive en coastal rivers and streams on rocky surfaces. Still to gentle current; moderate oxygen.
Requires brackish water to reproduce — will not overrun freshwater tanks. No practical external difference.