assassin snails- can they harm fishes? and more

[pome422]

sorry for spamming, but this question just came up to me:

is there any way that i can "lure" the assassin snails to a spot? i could "lure" my pest snails to a spot by putting some bottom-feeder food there, but so far my assassin snails dun seem to like bottom-feeder food (i haven't seen them eating or crowding around the food). are these snails attracted to dead fish bodies?

Originally Posted by pome422

to slowcat: what type of wafers do your snails take to? algae wafers, carnivore sinking food or just normal bottom-feeder food?

It's a thin rectangular one for shrimps. Sinks to the bottom and here they come.....................!!!!

[bettafantastic]

Originally Posted by pome422

sorry for spamming, but this question just came up to me:

is there any way that i can "lure" the assassin snails to a spot? i could "lure" my pest snails to a spot by putting some bottom-feeder food there, but so far my assassin snails dun seem to like bottom-feeder food (i haven't seen them eating or crowding around the food). are these snails attracted to dead fish bodies?

Ur snail very different from mine leh...
Mine always snatch food from the shrimp, then in the end must feed more

[sheng]

i got mine from Y618

Originally Posted by ah_ong

I wonder where can i get this snails...my endlers guppies tank is infested with ramshorn snails hahaha.....

[pome422]

got mine from CCK blk 306 (hong yang aquarium)

[pome422]

Originally Posted by bettafantastic

Ur snail very different from mine leh...
Mine always snatch food from the shrimp, then in the end must feed more

i use food meant for plecos and corys, since i keep corys in my tank. no shrimp food as i dun keep shrimp in my tank. seems that cory food isn't as appetizing to assassin snails as shrimp food.

my assassin snails, unlike other ppl's assassins which i read hunt down pest snails like "cruise missiles", seem to be a very lazy bunch. i have a few pest snails in my tank and my assassins dun seem to home in on them. maybe the pest snails aren't the species that assassins like to eat. i read somewhere that assassins have preferences as to what snails they like to eat.

They are harmless snails actually, but definitely will not eat your tetra. They can only feed on snail that are relatively the same size as them. They are like 'bullies'.