How difficult is it to keep Horned Nerite?

Beginner. This is a beginner-friendly species. No special equipment or experience is required, and it can be kept successfully with basic care setup.

What should I feed Horned Nerite?

Horned Nerite feeds on: Algae, biofilm and sinking prepared foods. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

What is the typical price for Horned Nerite?

The price of Horned Nerite varies significantly depending on morph, size, and lineage. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Horned Nerite

Beginner

Clithon corona

A nerite snail whose shell bears a row of spiny projections. It rasps algae from hard surfaces. Being amphidromous, it will not reproduce within a freshwater aquarium alone.

Difficulty

Beginner

Temperature

22〜28℃

Diet

Algae, biofilm and sinking prepared foods

About

Clithon corona is an operculate nerite snail living in both brackish and fresh water. The English Wikipedia gives a range across the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia, from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia to Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Samoa, Taiwan, and Okinawa and the Ryukyus of Japan. It is an amphidromous benthic species found in freshwater rivers and brackish estuaries alike, grazing algae on hard substrates in intertidal zones and fast-flowing reaches. The freshwater hermit crab Clibanarius fonticola is known to use only the shells of this species. SeaLifeBase treats it as a benthic species of tropical brackish water and notes that the Neritopsina are generally gonochoric broadcast spawners whose embryos pass through planktonic trochophore and then veliger stages, which is why it cannot be bred through generations in fresh water alone. It is traded for freshwater aquaria.

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Basic Info

Origin

Western Pacific and Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Okinawa and the Ryukyus of Japan)

Temperature

22〜28℃

Diet

Algae, biofilm and sinking prepared foods

Care Guide

Tank

Provide hard surfaces where algae can grow, whether glass, stone or driftwood. It sometimes climbs above the waterline and falls, so fit a lid and right any snail found upside down.