Crazyfishlady Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 I don't know what it is about the snowball tank but I have successfully, and sadly, killed off 5 horned nerites and 3 regular zebra nerites in the span of 2 months. what they hey?? I have zebra/tiger nerites in with my bettas and everything is fine and has been for a year. Do nerites need higher temps? My snowball tank is 72, betta tanks are 78 I seem to have NO problem growing pond snails that magically appear, but the one nerite that I posted in the funny (inside the sponge filter) is belly up tonight. There is plenty of algae for them to munch on, it's the same water, same water conditioner as I put with my bettas. Literally the only difference is the temp and.. of course the critters in there (betta vs shrimp) Sigh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianzh Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 what is the ph of your tank? mine die and escape if it under 7ph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 ph is 7.6 in all tanks, confirmed with API test. I learned (early on) with my bettas that a nerite going above the water line meant I had waited too long and needed to do a water change. These ones aren't going up. I found 2 of the horned nerites dead on top of the sponge filters, the rest were scattered randomly on the bottom. The tanks even have the same substrate. The snowballs have the dual sponge filter and the bettas have very small filters with very low current. Completely at a loss as to why. The horned ones I bought offline, but the tigers I got at LFS. The tiger nerites in the betta tanks also came from LFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 I got one without reading up on it and finding out they like PH above 7. Poor thing died in days in my 6.0 68 degree water. I felt like a murderer. (hangs head) Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Yeah Jadenlea it is a horrible feeling My ph should be fine for them though. When all 5 of the cute little horned ones died I felt horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWroostin Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Have you ever dosed the tank with fenbendazole? if so that is probably the cause of death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 nope - no fen ben and no pest dosing in that tank at all. Totally baffled as to why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I have been thinking this over, and I don't think we actually know that much about nerites. Every species is going to have different nuances to their preferred environment, and it's entirely possible that the horned ones prefer warmer temperature. Or perhaps something is lacking in their diet that we aren't aware of. Or maybe it is nothing and you were unlucky to get an old or weak group. You're not a murderer, though. That requires premeditation and intent. You tried, and that is more than most people would do. Don't lose sight of that! Crazyfishlady and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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