Anyone have Zebra Nerites? Post a picture next to a humbug mint!

[StripySnailGirl04]

 

[PheonixKingZ]

No clue what a humbug mint is, lol. But here’s mine that I’ve had for around 4 years now:

 

[Rocky998]

No clue what a humbug mint is, lol. But here’s mine that I’ve had for around 4 years now:
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Is his shell cracked?..

 

[Sgooosh]

Is his shell cracked?..

some nerites change shell pattern in different habitats

 

[HundredGal22]

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I used to have a bunch, kept algae under control nicely, seemed to like to hang with same!

 

[HundredGal22]

Don’t get much bigger and only seem to live about Year, had them in guppy tank!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Is his shell cracked?..

No, that naturally occurs with age.

 

[Rocky998]

Wow... It looks like a large crack. What is it actually though?

No, that naturally occurs with age

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Wow... It looks like a large crack. What is it actually though?

It’s technically “calcium deprivation”, but I don’t see how that’s possible, because my pH is pretty much perfect.

I personally think that over time, when the snail gets older, it’s shell needs to grow. Sometimes it takes a while to cover up the new “growth crack”, and that’s why you see that lighter colored stuff in the crack. That’s the substance right below the actual shell.

 

[Rocky998]

It’s technically “calcium deprivation”, but I don’t see how that’s possible, because my pH is pretty much perfect.

I personally think that over time, when the snail gets older, it’s shell needs to grow. Sometimes it takes a while to cover up the new “growth crack”, and that’s why you see that lighter colored stuff in the crack. That’s the substance right below the actual shell.

Ah ok! So kinda like wear and tear really

 

[OliveFish05]

It’s technically “calcium deprivation”, but I don’t see how that’s possible, because my pH is pretty much perfect.

I personally think that over time, when the snail gets older, it’s shell needs to grow. Sometimes it takes a while to cover up the new “growth crack”, and that’s why you see that lighter colored stuff in the crack. That’s the substance right below the actual shell.

Ohhhhhhh ok I see it now. It looked like it was mirrored, but the things around it didn’t. I was SO confused

 

[OliveFish05]

My red racer nerite’s shell pattern is coming in a little bit over from where it was growing before i bought it, so he looks like he’s glitching I kinda hate it

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

No, that naturally occurs with age.

Yes, my grear Admiral Nerite seems like his shell is split in half. But it's two layers that you can see and he's the oldest nerite in my tank.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

It’s technically “calcium deprivation”, but I don’t see how that’s possible, because my pH is pretty much perfect.

I personally think that over time, when the snail gets older, it’s shell needs to grow. Sometimes it takes a while to cover up the new “growth crack”, and that’s why you see that lighter colored stuff in the crack. That’s the substance right below the actual shell.

It's not because how would that be possible? My oldest nerite has a large "crack" and I have the top 5 hardest water in the UK (I won't tell you which number).
Not calcium deprivation, old age(I believe).

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

I used to have a bunch, kept algae under control nicely, seemed to like to hang with same!

Someone did an experiment on YouTube comparing apple/Mystery and nerite snails for algae control and nerites won!