Do Cory Cats eat snails?

Bubba Shrimp · 01-27-2013, 10:25 PM

I have two Jumbo Green Cory cats and I am wondering if they will eat the ramshorn snails in my tank?

**Doc7** · 01-27-2013, 10:29 PM

Not at all in my experience.

Cories tend to appreciate larger groups (7-8 plus).

esteban · 01-27-2013, 10:47 PM

Never had any of mine eat a snail that I know of. Leafy greens and algae wafers - now that's a different story...

Razorworm · 01-27-2013, 10:47 PM

no,too much effort.

**Fdsh5** · 01-27-2013, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Razorworm

no,too much effort.

Haha. Agree with that. My cories are even too lazy to chase shrimp away from their food sticks.

Bubba Shrimp · 01-28-2013, 12:10 AM

ya mine are pretty lazy to, I would have got more but they were $30 each

Bubba Shrimp · 01-28-2013, 12:11 AM

I going to feed them some peas tonight

Kathyy · 01-28-2013, 04:34 AM

I caught one of my large peppered corydoras red mouthed pulling a ramshorn out of its shell. No idea if that happens often or not but when I reset the tank there are lots of snails in view and they disappear once the the fish are back in the tank.

CrypticLifeStyle · 01-28-2013, 11:00 AM

Yeah Cories absolutely love snails

Razorworm · 01-28-2013, 02:30 PM

If the corys are not fed, they might eat snails out of nessesity. If you WANT your corys to eat snails, smash em and remove the shell. Corys do like meat yumyum

**The Goonch** · 01-28-2013, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Razorworm

If the corys are not fed, they might eat snails out of nessesity. If you WANT your corys to eat snails, smash em and remove the shell. Corys do like meat yumyum

+1. My corys love smashed snails!

h0meless · 01-28-2013, 10:30 PM

Another +1 for corys eating crushed snails. When my snail population get's too large, I crush a few and let the corys have at em. However, I have never witnessed mine attempt to eat a snail that had not been crushed, so I believe you should be fine.

ADJAquariums · 01-28-2013, 11:20 PM

I sometimes see my corys scooting around a Trumpet snail or even my Nerite, but i believe that they are just playing with it because it never actually enters their mouths.

CrypticLifeStyle · 01-29-2013, 11:43 AM

I've see a few pull a snail out of the shell, and by all means they weren't hungry. My panda corys will eat Small baby ramshorns at times while the shell is soft enough for them to crush.

SouthernGorilla · 02-01-2013, 06:00 PM

It may be a matter of size. Our apple snails are almost big enough to eat our cories. So the cories don't seem to bother them. Not sure about the trumpet snails since I hardly see them anymore.

01-27-2013, 10:25 PM	#1
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 329	Do Cory Cats eat snails? I have two Jumbo Green Cory cats and I am wondering if they will eat the ramshorn snails in my tank? __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have a Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213

01-27-2013, 10:29 PM	#2
Doc7 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North Jersey Posts: 513	Not at all in my experience. Cories tend to appreciate larger groups (7-8 plus). __________________ 40 Breeder Journal Eheim Pimp Club - Member 468 (2 x 2217, 1 x 2213) ---- New Jersey? Nearby State? Join the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club!! Meetups, Swaps, Local Members to discuss your tank, issues, and accomplishments! NJAGC Member since 11/2011

01-28-2013, 12:10 AM	#6
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 329	ya mine are pretty lazy to, I would have got more but they were $30 each __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have a Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213

01-28-2013, 12:11 AM	#7
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 329	I going to feed them some peas tonight __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have a Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213

01-28-2013, 04:34 AM	#8
Kathyy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Newbury Park, CA Posts: 2,952	I caught one of my large peppered corydoras red mouthed pulling a ramshorn out of its shell. No idea if that happens often or not but when I reset the tank there are lots of snails in view and they disappear once the the fish are back in the tank. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=195914 "180 gallons of Ferny Wood"

01-27-2013, 10:47 PM	#3
esteban Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7	Never had any of mine eat a snail that I know of. Leafy greens and algae wafers - now that's a different story...

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Razorworm Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hawthorn Woods IL Posts: 552	no,too much effort.

01-28-2013, 11:00 AM	#9
CrypticLifeStyle Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Boston / Leominster Posts: 566	Yeah Cories absolutely love snails __________________ 1x 180g - 1x 75g - 1x 65g - 4x 55g - 1x 29g - 1x 20g - 1x 15g Geo's - Cory's - Loaches - Ram's - Firemouths - Convicts - Endlers - Tetras - Plants - Jack Dempsey's - Shrimp

01-28-2013, 02:30 PM	#10
Razorworm Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hawthorn Woods IL Posts: 552	If the corys are not fed, they might eat snails out of nessesity. If you WANT your corys to eat snails, smash em and remove the shell. Corys do like meat yumyum

01-28-2013, 10:30 PM	#12
h0meless Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 35	Another +1 for corys eating crushed snails. When my snail population get's too large, I crush a few and let the corys have at em. However, I have never witnessed mine attempt to eat a snail that had not been crushed, so I believe you should be fine.

01-28-2013, 11:20 PM	#13
ADJAquariums Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 969	I sometimes see my corys scooting around a Trumpet snail or even my Nerite, but i believe that they are just playing with it because it never actually enters their mouths. __________________ 40 gal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2194146#post2194146 Breeding fish and Genetics thread http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=214906

01-29-2013, 11:43 AM	#14
CrypticLifeStyle Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Boston / Leominster Posts: 566	I've see a few pull a snail out of the shell, and by all means they weren't hungry. My panda corys will eat Small baby ramshorns at times while the shell is soft enough for them to crush. __________________ 1x 180g - 1x 75g - 1x 65g - 4x 55g - 1x 29g - 1x 20g - 1x 15g Geo's - Cory's - Loaches - Ram's - Firemouths - Convicts - Endlers - Tetras - Plants - Jack Dempsey's - Shrimp

02-01-2013, 06:00 PM	#15
SouthernGorilla Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Euless, TX Posts: 62	It may be a matter of size. Our apple snails are almost big enough to eat our cories. So the cories don't seem to bother them. Not sure about the trumpet snails since I hardly see them anymore.

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