I have assassins. I have learned that they can breed with almost any snail they choose to. So what mine was doing was, she was breeding with the bladder snails and laying eggs so then she could eat the babies. It was so gruesome, but also so raw and natural. Assassins gave me a new respect for snails.
ı got one after your first video about them😊my betta first very curious and tried to attack:)now they are friends walking around together in tank😊thank you for nice info♥
I have an assassin snail. I bought it over two years ago to deal with a terrible pond snail problem. Within 6 months, all the pond snails were gone. What has it been eating since then??? I cant tell you. I don't over feed my fish. I have never seen it eat. Sometimes I don't see it for a month at a time, and I wonder if it is gone, then I will see it hanging out on a piece of drift wood. When it finally goes to that aquarium in the sky, I will get something different, maybe a Nerite, but I have to say that I am pretty impressed with it.
If you like your other snails, check any new plants you put in. My surprise assassin snail deviated narite & mystery snails before I even seen him. Now the algae war begins....
Thank you so much for your advice! I have a major pond snail problem and I just got two assassins they’ve been very helpful so far and cute to watch c:
Thanks for such an informative video. I recently discoverd one that hitched a ride on a patch of grass i purchased along with a few eggs which is good because the bladder snails in my other tanks have laying eggs like crazy. One question I have is if they will still lay eggs even if they arent aren't fertilized by another assassin? Thanks again for the vid
I have a 2 gallon setup specifically for just pond snails & ramshorn snails to breed/live in so I can feed them to my assassins if needed. After a few times of taking them from my big tanks and putting them into the 2 gallon and letting them breed, now theres about a steady 30-50 of them little boogers in there at all times. But water changes are a must on anything that has to do with water or else it starts to stink+ammonia. But that's how I keep food for my assassins.
The manager of a Petco, sold me a rabbit cone snail and told me it was an assassin snail. Now my cone snail, named Killer, is huge. I'm afraid for his life now and haven't gotten an actual assassin. 😕
I've had one in my tank for 2 years great for taking care of pest snails. Tho I have noticed I hvnt had snails in my tank for a year now and my assassin still seems to be doing well. No idea what he's eating tho so I don't think they are completely carnivorous
I read these snails will burrow in the substrate. I have aqua soil with plants, so was wondering if they burrow inside the soil would it disrupt or dislodge the plants ?
It is highly likely that your plants are well-established and have a strong enough root structure that this small snail wouldn't dislodge them. If they are brand new, you could always use a weight until they develop more roots, but I honestly think they would be fine! They won't eat the roots and are more likely to burrow and then sit in one spot, so shouldn't stir up too much.
Excellent video, thanks, can you tell me if the shell grows with them or do they shed it and grow another ? Might seem a silly question but i cant find any information.
They will completely keep your snail problem as they don’t eat that often. What is shocking to me they got for the bigger ram horns and not smaller ones. They don’t usually eat the whole thing. So you will find a floating shell usually with some leftover unless the smaller snails finish it off. After they eat one they don’t eat for a while again so you would need a lot to keep them undercontrol.
Nope! Mine would crawl on top of each other pretty often. But from all the research I've done looking into this when I wanted two as well, was that these snails will die before they eat their own kind.
Nice video! And just subscribed. 😀 And I have a question. I bought two a couple of weeks ago and see them move to the top, do some sort of gas exchange (i.e., I see them release a few bubbles), and then move back bottom of the tank. They do this about once a week. I assume that they could breathe air but you said they they don't. Is this normal?
Should be pretty normal! Most fish will blow bubbles from time to time. Not exactly sure the reason/purpose but it is something I’ve seen them all do. :)
I might like to buy one or two to kill pest snails in my 20 gallon tank . I have a Chinese Algae Eater and Otto's. I have a planted tank and an inner filter , and H..O.Back filter and gravel and substrate and 70 + degrees
My newly bought Assasin snails are so lazy, I just saw them eat one or two baby Ramshorn and then they just lay on the substrate. I've been using a fertilizer with trace copper, my Ramshorn are doing well but now I'm scared that these trace coppers are making my new snails lethargic but I'm also using a water conditioner with heavy metal neutralizer which the label says it also removes copper.
I believe I also used a plant fertilizer with trace coppers and my regular water conditioner and had no issues, so I wouldn’t say that’s what’s causing an issue. They are very small snails, so for them to only eat one snail every few days is normal! If you want rapid results, you have to buy quite a few, otherwise it’s a slow process. It’s also possible they are eating at night, when you aren’t there to see it- this is also pretty common. Also, depending on how new they are, they may just be adjusting to their new home. :)
It took 4 assassin snails+me netting the pest snails out sometimes in my 10 gallon tank to remove(what felt like) hundreds of them in about 4 months. (P.s. gonna move them to my 29 gallon soon, will update how long it takes for them to clean that baby up lol)
I noticed that some cichlids stress them to death. My dovii ignores them and they are showing in that tank. My jaguar picks at them and I have nothing but mts in that tank. Depending on how many you have a antiparacitic need with copper in it should wipe them out and not harm anything else
If you are in a country where snail chemicals are legal, you can take that route - you should be able to find them at a fish store. Unfortunately they're not legal where I am (Manitoba, Canada) so I don't have a lot of experience there. I only know that they exist. Like Delon said, you can also use any medicine or tank treatment (like plant fertilizers) that has a lot of copper in it, snails are very sensitive to it. These options will be a lot easier than trying to remove all pond snails (their food), and/or the assassin snails themselves.
It certainly could have been the betta, they will eat small snails! Assassin snails do eat snails as well, but its highly unlikely that these snails will eat their own young (like many species do). So unless they just went back into hiding and only appear to be gone, if they were eaten it would likely have been by the betta.
Now while I’ll be honest and say I’ve never actually smelled a dead snail so can only take others words on it, my understanding from some past research is a dead snail will also not respond at all to you touching its trap door. If you can touch it and pull it out without ease, or if the snail is hanging out when you pick it up, then unfortunately it is likely gone. 😔Snails will sit in one spot for a few days sometimes, but if it’s been over a week then that is a cause for concern.
Stupid question, but assassin snails are also snails, so... are they going to eat each other? I went to my lfs and they had them but a lot looked dead and I was wondering did they eat each other?
It’s not a stupid question, I wondered that too when I first got them! Apparently they will eat any and all snails except other assassins. It’s nice that they’re one of the things that won’t eat their own species as you can have more than one to speed the process up.
From what I’ve read, yes! There have been cases of them killing mystery snails. It’s not as common, as they will prefer the small snails, but since they are kinda opportunistic feeders, they will eat mystery snails if they have to.
Great recap. Just picked one up to keep my pond snail popular down. After a few days I've already found 4 empty shells so my snail is doing its job. Came hoping for a way to determine gender to pick a name. Guess I'll go with a non gendered name!
Assassin snails require a minimum of ten gallons, so a jar will not be good for them. They breathe through the water after all. If you are not interested in keeping the snail, I'm sure their are many fish-keepers in your area who would love them- they're cool little snails.
While they generally stick to the smaller snails if they are readily available as they are easier to hunt and kill, they HAVE been known to eat nerites if they’re overly hungry and their food supply is low. They are also more likely to take down the bigger snails if you have a few of them, rather than just one. It’s best to err on the side of caution and not keep these with any other snails (or shrimp).
I think that makes you lucky, could probably sell them if you wanted to and people would buy 😂 I’ve never had more than one long enough to test the theory lol
They certainly can! While it's much more common for them to eat smaller snails like pond snails, there are stories of them eating much larger ones like nerite and even mystery snails. It's best not to keep them together!
I’ve read mixed things! There’s a good amount of articles saying 10 is a minimum, and another good amount saying 30+. Of course, some say more and some say even less, but the majority is split between 10 and 30. I think as long as you’re diligent with cleaning, 10 can be fine, but bigger is always best!
@@BetterBetta I got 4 They already been Breeding & After it gets Dark? … Assassin Snails are running A Muck in the Aquarium… Assassin Snails hate light.! 4 will get the Job done, plus they eat dead Fish and Everything else in there…I thought mine died… check on them after it gets Dark… they are out~>good 🍀🍀🍀
I have assassins. I have learned that they can breed with almost any snail they choose to. So what mine was doing was, she was breeding with the bladder snails and laying eggs so then she could eat the babies. It was so gruesome, but also so raw and natural. Assassins gave me a new respect for snails.
ı got one after your first video about them😊my betta first very curious and tried to attack:)now they are friends walking around together in tank😊thank you for nice info♥
Great video. I didnt know anything about your snail or even hard of them until I started seeing yours in video. Very cute love the shell or color.
I have an assassin snail. I bought it over two years ago to deal with a terrible pond snail problem. Within 6 months, all the pond snails were gone. What has it been eating since then??? I cant tell you. I don't over feed my fish. I have never seen it eat. Sometimes I don't see it for a month at a time, and I wonder if it is gone, then I will see it hanging out on a piece of drift wood. When it finally goes to that aquarium in the sky, I will get something different, maybe a Nerite, but I have to say that I am pretty impressed with it.
Very informative and helpful snail 🐌 video. Thanks 😊
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Very clear explanation. Easy to understand.
Thanks!
Great recap. TY!
Lovely video, thank you. I am very impressed with your presentation 🙂
Great video, loads of info. Thank you :)
Thanks! Hopefully you learned something from it! ☺️
Thank you for all interesting information 👍 Tks for sharing.
You’re very welcome!
If you like your other snails, check any new plants you put in. My surprise assassin snail deviated narite & mystery snails before I even seen him. Now the algae war begins....
Thank you so much for your advice! I have a major pond snail problem and I just got two assassins they’ve been very helpful so far and cute to watch c:
Assassin snails are literal lifesavers, a must-have in my opinion. 😅
Thanks for such an informative video. I recently discoverd one that hitched a ride on a patch of grass i purchased along with a few eggs which is good because the bladder snails in my other tanks have laying eggs like crazy. One question I have is if they will still lay eggs even if they arent aren't fertilized by another assassin? Thanks again for the vid
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You are awesome! 🙏💖
Thank you and you're very welcome! :)
Great Video Thank you
Hi. How to feed my assassin snails when my fish eats everything until they crawl? Pond snails are eaten all in my tank.
I have a 2 gallon setup specifically for just pond snails & ramshorn snails to breed/live in so I can feed them to my assassins if needed. After a few times of taking them from my big tanks and putting them into the 2 gallon and letting them breed, now theres about a steady 30-50 of them little boogers in there at all times. But water changes are a must on anything that has to do with water or else it starts to stink+ammonia. But that's how I keep food for my assassins.
The manager of a Petco, sold me a rabbit cone snail and told me it was an assassin snail. Now my cone snail, named Killer, is huge. I'm afraid for his life now and haven't gotten an actual assassin. 😕
Feed him or her blanched veggies once a week and they are good to go!
@mike7933 I've truly never fed him. He's all over the tank. He's grown very very much since I got him. I will treat him definitely!
I've had one in my tank for 2 years great for taking care of pest snails. Tho I have noticed I hvnt had snails in my tank for a year now and my assassin still seems to be doing well. No idea what he's eating tho so I don't think they are completely carnivorous
It’s a bottom feeder that eats almost everything
Great snail if you have a snail problem in your tank.put a few of these in 👌🏻problem sorted in time.
They definitely saved the day!
I read these snails will burrow in the substrate. I have aqua soil with plants, so was wondering if they burrow inside the soil would it disrupt or dislodge the plants ?
It is highly likely that your plants are well-established and have a strong enough root structure that this small snail wouldn't dislodge them. If they are brand new, you could always use a weight until they develop more roots, but I honestly think they would be fine! They won't eat the roots and are more likely to burrow and then sit in one spot, so shouldn't stir up too much.
Excellent video, thanks, can you tell me if the shell grows with them or do they shed it and grow another ? Might seem a silly question but i cant find any information.
Thank you! The shell grows with the snail, they'll have it their whole lives.
I’ve found that my assassins love going underneath the bark in the tank. They laid their eggs there lol
I love ur vidoes so much!!!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you! :)
Assassin snails are good in all tanks, snails are a must for algae cleaning. Keep in mind they don't live long so don't cry. They are only $2...
I will probably have an assassin snail in every single tank I ever have for the rest of my life! Especially in my planted tanks. Haha
They will completely keep your snail problem as they don’t eat that often. What is shocking to me they got for the bigger ram horns and not smaller ones. They don’t usually eat the whole thing. So you will find a floating shell usually with some leftover unless the smaller snails finish it off. After they eat one they don’t eat for a while again so you would need a lot to keep them undercontrol.
Very cool!
Do they eat each other? I have 2 that have been stock together for two days!? Should I separate them I don’t want to hurt them
Nope! Mine would crawl on top of each other pretty often. But from all the research I've done looking into this when I wanted two as well, was that these snails will die before they eat their own kind.
Nice video! And just subscribed. 😀
And I have a question. I bought two a couple of weeks ago and see them move to the top, do some sort of gas exchange (i.e., I see them release a few bubbles), and then move back bottom of the tank. They do this about once a week. I assume that they could breathe air but you said they they don't. Is this normal?
Should be pretty normal! Most fish will blow bubbles from time to time. Not exactly sure the reason/purpose but it is something I’ve seen them all do. :)
Is it ok to have a bit of salt in the tank for assassin snail
I might like to buy one or two to kill pest snails in my 20 gallon tank . I have a Chinese Algae Eater and Otto's. I have a planted tank and an inner filter , and H..O.Back filter and gravel and substrate and 70 + degrees
I'd certainly recommend them!
I like your deep voice
Aw thanks 😊
My newly bought Assasin snails are so lazy, I just saw them eat one or two baby Ramshorn and then they just lay on the substrate. I've been using a fertilizer with trace copper, my Ramshorn are doing well but now I'm scared that these trace coppers are making my new snails lethargic but I'm also using a water conditioner with heavy metal neutralizer which the label says it also removes copper.
I believe I also used a plant fertilizer with trace coppers and my regular water conditioner and had no issues, so I wouldn’t say that’s what’s causing an issue. They are very small snails, so for them to only eat one snail every few days is normal! If you want rapid results, you have to buy quite a few, otherwise it’s a slow process. It’s also possible they are eating at night, when you aren’t there to see it- this is also pretty common. Also, depending on how new they are, they may just be adjusting to their new home. :)
Agreed I have a lot of plants and dose weekly and I have more assassins than any fish store
I have 3 for my 90 gallon. I have too many pest snails . Will those three get them all or should I get more assassin snails
It took 4 assassin snails+me netting the pest snails out sometimes in my 10 gallon tank to remove(what felt like) hundreds of them in about 4 months. (P.s. gonna move them to my 29 gallon soon, will update how long it takes for them to clean that baby up lol)
live brine shrimp?
Please help!! How do I get rid of Assassin snails. I have hundreds!
I noticed that some cichlids stress them to death. My dovii ignores them and they are showing in that tank. My jaguar picks at them and I have nothing but mts in that tank. Depending on how many you have a antiparacitic need with copper in it should wipe them out and not harm anything else
If you are in a country where snail chemicals are legal, you can take that route - you should be able to find them at a fish store. Unfortunately they're not legal where I am (Manitoba, Canada) so I don't have a lot of experience there. I only know that they exist. Like Delon said, you can also use any medicine or tank treatment (like plant fertilizers) that has a lot of copper in it, snails are very sensitive to it. These options will be a lot easier than trying to remove all pond snails (their food), and/or the assassin snails themselves.
I have one assassn snail who lives with my Betta, I found two babies. The next day the the babies were gone. Is it possible that the Betta ate them?
It certainly could have been the betta, they will eat small snails! Assassin snails do eat snails as well, but its highly unlikely that these snails will eat their own young (like many species do). So unless they just went back into hiding and only appear to be gone, if they were eaten it would likely have been by the betta.
I put assassin snails in my tank almost a week ago and they’ve not moved. I sniffed them and they don’t smell dead?! Help!
Now while I’ll be honest and say I’ve never actually smelled a dead snail so can only take others words on it, my understanding from some past research is a dead snail will also not respond at all to you touching its trap door. If you can touch it and pull it out without ease, or if the snail is hanging out when you pick it up, then unfortunately it is likely gone. 😔Snails will sit in one spot for a few days sometimes, but if it’s been over a week then that is a cause for concern.
Stupid question, but assassin snails are also snails, so... are they going to eat each other? I went to my lfs and they had them but a lot looked dead and I was wondering did they eat each other?
It’s not a stupid question, I wondered that too when I first got them! Apparently they will eat any and all snails except other assassins. It’s nice that they’re one of the things that won’t eat their own species as you can have more than one to speed the process up.
They will eat smaller assassin snails only if they are very hungry and there is no other source of food. Like an abandoned tank
Hi, do they eat snails bigger than they are?
From what I’ve read, yes! There have been cases of them killing mystery snails. It’s not as common, as they will prefer the small snails, but since they are kinda opportunistic feeders, they will eat mystery snails if they have to.
For algae clean up, nerite snails are better
Great recap. Just picked one up to keep my pond snail popular down. After a few days I've already found 4 empty shells so my snail is doing its job.
Came hoping for a way to determine gender to pick a name. Guess I'll go with a non gendered name!
Thanks! These snails are definitely a lifesaver in a infested tank! Plus they are fun to watch. :)
Thanks alot👍
You're welcome!
i have helena snail. It was a gift. can i just leave it in the jar without doing anything?
Assassin snails require a minimum of ten gallons, so a jar will not be good for them. They breathe through the water after all. If you are not interested in keeping the snail, I'm sure their are many fish-keepers in your area who would love them- they're cool little snails.
@@BetterBetta I like the little guy..i will try get him a bigger home then. Thnks so much!!!
@@yoworldsyofamz4189 A 1.5 Gallon tank with a filter and heater will be enough if you only keep the snail. They only get like 1 inch.
Deep voice, beautiful face, great content!
Fucking creep
Will they eat nerite snail also?
While they generally stick to the smaller snails if they are readily available as they are easier to hunt and kill, they HAVE been known to eat nerites if they’re overly hungry and their food supply is low. They are also more likely to take down the bigger snails if you have a few of them, rather than just one. It’s best to err on the side of caution and not keep these with any other snails (or shrimp).
Slow reproduction is a joke..... they multiplied so fast in my tank that I'm now adding mts just to keep them from dying off
I think that makes you lucky, could probably sell them if you wanted to and people would buy 😂 I’ve never had more than one long enough to test the theory lol
Lol I hear you, I now I have over 100 assassin snails
do they attack nerite snails?
They certainly can! While it's much more common for them to eat smaller snails like pond snails, there are stories of them eating much larger ones like nerite and even mystery snails. It's best not to keep them together!
Your Kidding Right? 10 Gallons of Water for one Assassin Snail?..😁
I’ve read mixed things! There’s a good amount of articles saying 10 is a minimum, and another good amount saying 30+. Of course, some say more and some say even less, but the majority is split between 10 and 30. I think as long as you’re diligent with cleaning, 10 can be fine, but bigger is always best!
@@BetterBetta I got 4 They already been Breeding & After it gets Dark? … Assassin Snails are running A Muck in the Aquarium… Assassin Snails hate light.! 4 will get the Job done, plus they eat dead Fish and Everything else in there…I thought mine died… check on them after it gets Dark… they are out~>good 🍀🍀🍀
Do they need airpump?
Most aquatic animals benefit from an air pump, but it is not absolutely required.
That's not a breathing tube, that's where they eat from.
It’s for both
2 minutes in you're already saying stuff that doesn't actually make sense. SUPER low bio load, a 10 can take 40 of these. Ornaments? God just quit.
And God ur rude!
The way to sea if male or female is the aggressive level if it is snails a lot it’s a female