i think my assassin snail might not be doing its job. i still see other snails in my tank. do u think its because my assassin eats some of the left over krill and gets full so he doesn't hunt for the other snails? any one?
assassin snail not doing its job?
- Thread starter studd muffin
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They might be breeding faster than the snail can kill them. I had 4 assassin snails in my 75G and they could barely keep the others in low numbers.
They are not huge and voracious eaters, maybe a pest snail a day and they go for the easiest prey first. If you are feedinga heavy meaty diet, they will eat that first. I prefer to put my assassins in their own tank and then pick out all the adult pest snails to feed them. This contorls where the assassins lay their eggs and also prevents teh adult pest snails from laying more egg clutches.
Question: I've seen all of my assassin snails go to "sleep" for a while in the sand- what's that supposed to mean?
it takes time for their numbers to grow before they can really wipe a tank off. like msj said a couple in a tank really wont make too much of a dent but as they breed you will start to see the numbers drop.
