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They are hawaian pipipi nerite snails right? they are like other nerites and almost imposible to breed in captivity right?

It is actually Hawaiian Pipiwai snails from my research. Hard to obtain. Pipipi is so plentiful in the islands but dont survive in brackish tanks.

Why do you think they don't survive? Too much or too little salt? Or maybe they just can't survive in water only and need air?

Pipipi on left and Pipiwai shell on right. Pipiwai are surviving in my tank and are a few years old. Pipipi tend to go up above the water line then die off. I assume they want full salinity and/or stay out of water most of the time.

[opae ula related]

How much are you guys paying for a ticket from Us to Hawaii?

Sometimes you can get it for $300 round trip!

[opae ula related]

It is actually Hawaiian Pipiwai snails from my research. Hard to obtain. Pipipi is so plentiful in the islands but dont survive in brackish tanks.

Why do you think they don't survive? Too much or too little salt? Or maybe they just can't survive in water only and need air?

Pipipi on left and Pipiwai shell on right. Pipiwai are surviving in my tank and are a few years old. Pipipi tend to go up above the water line then die off. I assume they want full salinity and/or stay out of water most of the time.

Also someone made a comment on youtube it is illegal to gather now.

[Algae In Space]

It is actually Hawaiian Pipiwai snails from my research. Hard to obtain. Pipipi is so plentiful in the islands but dont survive in brackish tanks.

Why do you think they don't survive? Too much or too little salt? Or maybe they just can't survive in water only and need air?

Pipipi on left and Pipiwai shell on right. Pipiwai are surviving in my tank and are a few years old. Pipipi tend to go up above the water line then die off. I assume they want full salinity and/or stay out of water most of the time.

Yeah I thought so too! I googled it and it says they live on coast lines:

Although they’re also known as Nerites, most people in Hawaii call them pipipi, which means “small and close together” in Hawaiian. And appropriately so, as these half-inch snails usually spend their days crowded together in clusters. The ones you see on the rocks are most likely adults because after maturing in the ocean, they hike to the shoreline, where they eat and reproduce.

[Algae In Space]

Why do you think they don't survive? Too much or too little salt? Or maybe they just can't survive in water only and need air?

Pipipi on left and Pipiwai shell on right. Pipiwai are surviving in my tank and are a few years old. Pipipi tend to go up above the water line then die off. I assume they want full salinity and/or stay out of water most of the time.

Also someone made a comment on youtube it is illegal to gather now.

Yeah i guess the are getting scarce

[Vorteil]

I tried some years ago with the pipipi snails and all they would do is crawl pass the water line out of the tank. Could never keep them in my tanks. These were full salt tanks not brackish. It was strange they wouldn't stay.

[Algae In Space]

I tried some years ago with the pipipi snails and all they would do is crawl pass the water line out of the tank. Could never keep them in my tanks. These were full salt tanks not brackish. It was strange they wouldn't stay.

It was the same with my dusky nerites.

[opae ula related]

Why do you think they don't survive? Too much or too little salt? Or maybe they just can't survive in water only and need air?

Pipipi on left and Pipiwai shell on right. Pipiwai are surviving in my tank and are a few years old. Pipipi tend to go up above the water line then die off. I assume they want full salinity and/or stay out of water most of the time.

Yeah I thought so too! I googled it and it says they live on coast lines:

Although they’re also known as Nerites, most people in Hawaii call them pipipi, which means “small and close together” in Hawaiian. And appropriately so, as these half-inch snails usually spend their days crowded together in clusters. The ones you see on the rocks are most likely adults because after maturing in the ocean, they hike to the shoreline, where they eat and reproduce.

Yup. Pipipi is plentiful on all islands. I am sure Pipiwai is on all islands but only saw them on the Big Island a few years back. Didnt see them this year when I went to a few spots.

[opae ula related]

I tried some years ago with the pipipi snails and all they would do is crawl pass the water line out of the tank. Could never keep them in my tanks. These were full salt tanks not brackish. It was strange they wouldn't stay.

Ok. Nothing to do with salinity of water then.

[Algae In Space]

Pipipi on left and Pipiwai shell on right. Pipiwai are surviving in my tank and are a few years old. Pipipi tend to go up above the water line then die off. I assume they want full salinity and/or stay out of water most of the time.

Yeah I thought so too! I googled it and it says they live on coast lines:

Although they’re also known as Nerites, most people in Hawaii call them pipipi, which means “small and close together” in Hawaiian. And appropriately so, as these half-inch snails usually spend their days crowded together in clusters. The ones you see on the rocks are most likely adults because after maturing in the ocean, they hike to the shoreline, where they eat and reproduce.

Yup. Pipipi is plentiful on all islands. I am sure Pipiwai is on all islands but only saw them on the Big Island a few years back. Didnt see them this year when I went to a few spots.

Woah! At first I thought that snail is in overdrive mode!
Turns out it's a hermit.