Hawaiian pipipi snails in a freshwater aquarium

[Ramón Figueroa-Centeno]

Aloha,

I live in Hawaii and we cannot import Nerite snails. However, we have several native species. The one I see at the beach all the time is the pipipi. See http://archives.starbulletin.com/content/20090810_ocean_watch.

Now, I want to try to introduce some into my freshwater tank. So my question are:

What precautions can I take to make sure I don’t introduce a pathogen with them?

Any other considerations?

Thank you!


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[Colin_T]

If they are at the beach, they will not survive in freshwater.

If you have freshwater creeks or streams, they might contain snails but introducing wild caught snails into a tank can introduce diseases so it's not recommended. If you find some freshwater snails, you can keep them in a pond/ tank without fish and let them breed, then move the young into the tank.