Yellow Racer Nerite Snail
The Yellow Racer Nerite Snail is a great addition to help control uneaten food and algae in community and planted aquariums. They are a peaceful snail that will not bother other snails, fish or plants. They only reproduce in brackish water, so you do not have to worry about them taking over your aquarium. This snail mostly relies on detritus and algae as their food source, but if that becomes scarce be sure to supplement their diet with sinking pellets. Yellow Racer Nerites thrive in aquariums where some biofilm is left for them to graze on. Utilizing decorations like rocks and driftwood that don't get cleaned or perhaps not cleaning the algae off a give wall of the tank is an excellent way to get them the food they need. This feeding benefit/requirement means you should be careful about over stocking Yellow Racers, especially in aquariums where other effective algae eaters live. We recommend around 3 per 10 gallons of display.