I have a pond snail infestation, presumably from some plants I'd purchased 5-6 weeks back. I pick them out several at a time when I see them, but there's no end to the supply. I was considering getting an assassin snail or two. A few questions:
1) I have four fully-grown nerites in the tank. Will the assassin snails eat them, too, or are they too big?
2) if they kill the nerites, what can I replace them with that will eat bits of algae and won't be killed by the assassins? I wouldn't normally be so cavalier about the nerities, but low GH in the tank harmed their shells so I don't know their long term viability.... Would shrimp work? I have tetras in the tank, and will be adding corys, and eventually a couple of rams, so I thought the shrimp might be in danger there.
3) with the pond snails eaten, how do I feed the assassins? Trust that the pond snails are fecund enough to ensure a food supply, or drop in some frozen shrimp from time to time?
Just pulled out a half-dozen rice-sized pond snails today... there's no end to them.
23 gallon L planted tank
1) I have four fully-grown nerites in the tank. Will the assassin snails eat them, too, or are they too big?
2) if they kill the nerites, what can I replace them with that will eat bits of algae and won't be killed by the assassins? I wouldn't normally be so cavalier about the nerities, but low GH in the tank harmed their shells so I don't know their long term viability.... Would shrimp work? I have tetras in the tank, and will be adding corys, and eventually a couple of rams, so I thought the shrimp might be in danger there.
3) with the pond snails eaten, how do I feed the assassins? Trust that the pond snails are fecund enough to ensure a food supply, or drop in some frozen shrimp from time to time?
Just pulled out a half-dozen rice-sized pond snails today... there's no end to them.
23 gallon L planted tank
