Salt required for a brackish Tank.

[StripySnailGirl04]

Hello,
I am interested in breeding Nerite snails and I know success rates are low but my snail has laid eggs before and today, I saw the male on top of the female which to me is an indicator that there will soon be eggs. I know that these eggs require brackish conditions to hatch so how much salt to add to an aquarium, enough for hatching? Would salt affect the cardinal tetras, rosy barbs and leopard danios? If I was to get a separate tank, what would be the minimal size but still optimal for breeding?
Hopefully, in a few years, I would have more nerites!

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

The indicator:

 

[Essjay]

The main problem is feeding the larvae. The best guesses around are they they need green water to feed them microscopic algae. No-one really knows what they eat which is why it is incredibly rare to breed them in a tank.

 

[Circus]

The salt would not be good for the rest of the fish in the tank, as they are not suited for brackish conditions.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

The main problem is feeding the larvae. The best guesses around are they they need green water to feed them microscopic algae. No-one really knows what they eat which is why it is incredibly rare to breed them in a tank.

OK.
How much salt would you recommend if I had a different tank?

 

[Rocky998]

OK.
How much salt would you recommend?

The salt would not be good for the rest of the fish in the tank, as they are not suited for brackish conditions.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

If I was to get a separate tank, what would be the minimal size but still optimal for breeding?

Would a 25 litre be a good breeding tank?

 

[Essjay]

You may have already read this -

Nerite Snails – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet and Breeding - Shrimp and Snail Breeder

Nerite snails are a great addition to any planted aquarium and they will be really good friends the dwarf shrimp. They do not reproduce in freshwater.

aquariumbreeder.com