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Nerite Snail
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Nerite Snail

Nerita funiculata

Marine nerites are true intertidal-zone snails (genus Nerita — not the freshwater/brackish Neritina sometimes marketed under similar names) prized for eating green spot algae, a tough diatom most other cleanup-crew snails leave untouched. They lay small, hard white egg capsules on glass and rock that are a cosmetic nuisance but harmless — the larvae require brackish conditions to hatch, so they never reproduce in a marine reef tank. Sold under color-pattern names like Zebra, Tiger, Horned and Olive nerite depending on the specific species.

Temperament
Peaceful
Max size
1"
Min tank
10 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe
Diet
Herbivore
Zone
Rockwork
Usually kept in numbers — scale the crew to the tank, not to the shopping list.
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Tankmates

How Nerite Snail gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.

Best kept apart

A real clash — aggression, predation or a same-genus fight.

Sixline WrasseSixline Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Leopard WrasseLeopard Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Melanurus WrasseMelanurus Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Yellow Coris WrasseYellow Coris Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Coral HawkfishCoral Hawkfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Red Coris WrasseRed Coris Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Christmas WrasseChristmas Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Antennata LionfishAntennata Lionfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Picasso TriggerfishPicasso Triggerfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Queen AngelfishQueen Angelfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Raccoon ButterflyfishRaccoon Butterflyfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Pearlscale ButterflyfishPearlscale Butterflyfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Ornate Leopard WrasseOrnate Leopard Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Dragon WrasseDragon Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Divided Leopard WrasseDivided Leopard Wrasse hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Valentini PufferValentini Puffer hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Volitans LionfishVolitans Lionfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Zebra Dwarf LionfishZebra Dwarf Lionfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Fuzzy Dwarf LionfishFuzzy Dwarf Lionfish hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.Snowflake MoraySnowflake Moray hunts small cleanup-crew inverts — your Nerite Snail is on the menu.