How to breed nerite snails?

[Barry Tetra]

Ok guys, I think it's time to breed nerite snail as they are quite old.
Questions...again
How to set up brackish water, what kind of salt should I use?

 

[Circus]

In my brackish tank, I use marine salt and measure out my specific gravity using a hydrometer, then match it in water changes. My preferred brand is Instant Ocean. It is readily accessible for me and not too expensive when bought in a largeish bag.
But breeding nerite snails is no easy task. Nerites have a larvae stage, in which they are incredibly difficult to feed. This, I believe, is where most people fail. Some articles say that the eggs will hatch in fresh water, but the larvae do not survive. Others argue that they only hatch in brackish and must be transferred between brackish and marine (I think) and fed a particular diet of spirulina, natural algae, and phytoplankton. These new hatched nerites are so small you cannot have any kind of filter on the tank.

Only one website I have found gives actual step by step instructions on how to successfully raise the nerite larvae.

 

[Circus]

Here is the website.

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

 

[Essjay]

That is an interesting article, which I hadn't found. Thank you.

 

[Circus]

I had done a lot of reading on the subject not too long ago, thinking about breeding them myself. Most articles and websites I found gave very general/vague descriptions on breeding nerites, almost making it sound easy. "They will breed when they feel comfortable in the tank." This is a phrase I must have read a dozen times and it sets my hackles up every time now. I came to realize that I would become more frustrated than anything else if I did try to breed them right now, and eventually gave up the search for information.

 

[Essjay]

Several articles make reference to larval stages and the need for planktonic food but that is the most detail of any article I've seen.

 

[primesspct]

Ok guys, I think it's time to breed nerite snail as they are quite old.
Questions...again
How to set up brackish water, what kind of salt should I use?

 

[primesspct]

This is a very old post but worth reading, as this person successfully breeds 100 snails a month. He makes it sound doable and I am working up to trying myself! Lol https://www.fishforums.net/threads/breeding-nerite-snails.108082/ If you click this link then scroll down to a gentlemen named neritehead. Everything Ive read makes it sound difficult but seems worth a try! Let me know how you do!?