Horned nerite snail

Care at a glance

The horned nerite from South-East Asia carries small black horns on a yellow-and-black banded shell, which makes it the most striking of the nerites. It stays small, so it also fits well in a nano tank.

It is an excellent algae eater that leaves plants entirely alone and keeps both glass and wood clean. Its hard white eggs do not hatch in fresh water, so there is no risk of a plague; do make sure the water carries enough calcium to protect the shell.

Best not combined with

• Clown loachChromobotia macracanthus
• Yoyo loachBotia almorhae
• Zebra loachBotia striata
• Dwarf chain loachAmbastaia sidthimunki
• Pea pufferCarinotetraodon travancoricus
• Figure eight pufferDichotomyctere ocellatus
• Assassin snailAnentome helena
• Marbled crayfishProcambarus virginalis
• Electric blue crayfishProcambarus alleni

Related species

• Asian gold clamCorbicula fluminea
• Japanese trapdoor snailViviparus malleatus
• Giant freshwater shrimpMacrobrachium rosenbergii
• Thai micro crabLimnopilos naiyanetri
• Electric blue crayfishProcambarus alleni
• Vampire crabGeosesarma sp.