Do shrimp eat snails?

[TMaier]

I am curious if there are any type of shrimp that will eat small snails.

 

[nirbhao]

I've read that there are but I can't remember the details or even where I read it. SO HELPFUL.

 

[lasersup]

Do u have a snail infestation ?

 

[lasersup]

Cause if u do snails like the assassin snail helps

 

[TMaier]

No infestation, I raise mystery snails and added a few RCS to the tank. I was considering some larger shrimp but wanted to learn if they can pose a danger to the snails.

 

[Fresh2o]

Larger shrimp should not be a problem with baby snails. I have Amano and RCS with pond, mts, and rams horn snails and I see baby snails in the tank all the time.

 

[TMaier]

Larger shrimp should not be a problem with baby snails. I have Amano and RCS with pond, mts, and rams horn snails and I see baby snails in the tank all the time.

Wow. I thought for sure the shrimp would know how tasty baby snails are.

 

[Goldguru]

shrimp will only eat decomposing flesh.
Years ago I used to trap SW shrimp (2 lrge garbage cans/day) and many times small fish ,star fish etc came up with them in the trap, times when bait was exhausted there were still live fish.

 

[vfc]

I had a Ghost shrimp kill one of my largest snails. In the same tank, the Amano and RCS never showed any signs of aggression.

 

[TMaier]

I had a Ghost shrimp kill one of my largest snails. In the same tank, the Amano and RCS never showed any signs of aggression.

That's the one! Ghost shrimp are the ones I read about as sneaky snackers.

 

[FlakRiot]

My shrimp killed my mystery snails but they leave the pond snails, bladder snails and nerite alone.

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[TMaier]

My shrimp killed my mystery snails but they leave the pond snails, bladder snails and nerite alone.

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What kind of shrimp?

 

[Fresh2o]

What kind of shrimp?

Pretty sure those are ghost shrimp based on prior posts.

 

[FlakRiot]

Oh yes sorry they are ghost shrimp.

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[IllusionX]

Afaik, ghost shrimp will eat apple snails.

 

[Autumnsky]

Also the Red Claw long arm shrimp they get really large.

I believe there is another similar name which stays smaller around and 1.5" can't recall for sure that has the longer arms and is said to get aggressive.

Here is some info on some different ones.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f129/whisker-shrimp-283093.html

 

[pmvaldon]

Shrimp will eat dead snails.