Re: [GSAS-Member] Killer Snails, With Sharp Pointy Teeth

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

Hrm, apparently they can breed in fresh water, as per
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=12094&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
(cool pictures of about a bajillion baby snails).  But the poster also
notes that she has them in 50 tanks or so, and has seen babies in one.

I have now also found two posts of people mentioning them eating live
shrimp, but both were put in the context of isolated incidents.  (ie, one
sick/old/dying shrimp, and none after that).  My shrimp outpace my fish,
even in tanks where they are actively targeted as food, so I think they
can live with the snails...and I actually plan on putting them in my
shrimp tanks first...

Cliff

>
> This will be interesting to see.  I've never heard of them eating fish of
> any kind, and apparently they aren't very prolific (I've been seeing them
> imported for several years, and haven't found anyone in the US that had
> extras to sell me).
>
> As far as overrunning the tank, I was on a waiting list (waiting for
> imports to arrive) for over two months trying to buy them at $6 a
> piece...that's exactly the kind of overrun I'd like to have in my tanks!
> Aquabid, here I come.
>
> From what I understand they will work on tank detritus, and eat other
> types of fish food in the tank, but won't help with the algae.  I wasn't
> able to find anything that suggested they chew on plants.
>
> I'm pretty much 100% positive they would eat fish eggs, but so will any
> other kind of snail in the tank, so at least if you have these there will
> be fewer (probably much fewer) snails in the tank overall.
>
> I'll keep an eye on my kid though...I've put too much work in at this
> point to let him end up snail chow...
>
> Cliff
>
>
>
>> And, isn't there a risk that the assassin snails overrun the tanks you
>> want them to clean out? I kind of get the feeling they're not too
>> particular about what they eat...  slow moving fish... decaying
>> plants...
>> not so decaying plants... fish eggs... small children...
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