Are nerite snails asexual???

I just noticed that ever since I put aquarium salt in my tank(that only has a betta and originally one nerite snail) that there were at least 3 baby snails in there. I haven’t recently bought any new plants or fixtures. I’m not sure but are nerite snails asexual?

i couldn’t take a picture cause my camera is wonky but they look similar to these ones

 

They are not asexual, they need a male to fertilize their eggs, but depending on how long ago you got him/her, it could have stored sperm from a male for up to four weeks after it was introduced to some. If you happened to put the "right" amount of salt in, it could have triggered an egg laying stimulus, but I doubt it.

 

No, nerites have distinct sexes, and they cannot reproduce in fresh water. If you include photos of the snails, we can ID them for you

 

You probably acquired some bladder snail eggs at some point recently. I thought I maybe had nerite babies too when I got my first bladder invaders, even though nerites apparently can't breed in freshwater.

 

They are not asexual, they need a male to fertilize their eggs, but depending on how long ago you got him/her, it could have stored sperm from a male for up to four weeks after it was introduced to some. If you happened to put the "right" amount of salt in, it could have triggered an egg laying stimulus, but I doubt it.

Woah I didn’t know that thanks. But the last time I had another nerite in the tank was months ago. And yeah it was around 1 tsp/5 ml of the aquarium salt

You probably acquired some bladder snail eggs at some point recently. I thought I maybe had nerite babies too when I got my first bladder invaders, even though nerites apparently can't breed in freshwater.

Hmm maybe I’ll have to see once they grow. But the last pair of nerites I had seemed to breed the second I dropped some salt in the tank. Are bladder snails bad??

No, nerites have distinct sexes, and they cannot reproduce in fresh water. If you include photos of the snails, we can ID them for you

I added a photo! Sadly I couldn’t take one of my own cause my camera wasn’t cooperating with me

 

Hmm maybe I’ll have to see once they grow. But the last pair of nerites I had seemed to breed the second I dropped some salt in the tank. Are bladder snails bad??

Yup, those look like bladder snails. They're beneficial to your tank for the most part but can get rather numerous if you aren't careful about overfeeding. I actually have a big old amano shrimp in one of my tanks that keeps eating them all.

 

Yup, those look like bladder snails. They're beneficial to your tank for the most part but can get rather numerous if you aren't careful about overfeeding. I actually have a big old amano shrimp in one of my tanks that keeps eating them all.

Thank you for telling me and I didn’t know amanos could eat snails that’s crazy

 

Woah I didn’t know that thanks. But the last time I had another nerite in the tank was months ago. And yeah it was around 1 tsp/5 ml of the aquarium salt

Hmm maybe I’ll have to see once they grow. But the last pair of nerites I had seemed to breed the second I dropped some salt in the tank. Are bladder snails bad??

I added a photo! Sadly I couldn’t take one of my own cause my camera wasn’t cooperating with me

Yep, those are bladder snails, if that is what you have. They don't hurt anything, per se - they just do snail things. However they DO reproduce in fresh water, and are asexual. You probably already have more eggs in your tank. Many people consider them pest snails and try to remove them. I don't really mind them. What you do it up to you, I suppose

I will also note that nerites are notoriously hard to breed, and adding aquarium salt is not akin to the brackish water conditions they require to breed. Nerites DO lay eggs in fresh water, but the eggs do not hatch. The females simply lay them almost continuously.

 

I want to chime in and say that the smaller snail on the left is a bladder snail while the one on the right is a pond snail, they’re different species. Pond snails get to a larger size than bladder snails but they both reproduce equally fast so… good luck lol

 

They take awhile for you to be able to see them. They probably came in with your last plants. I agree 1 bladder 1 pond. See the antenna? One is skinny one fat like a slug. The whirls turn opposite directions too.

 

A lot of good comments, buuuuut Welcome! IK this isn't your first post but you are still new to the forum.