assassin snail question

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Hmoobthor

Discussion Starter · Aug 28, 2012

i guess u can say this is a dumb question...

would they be okay with cherry shrimp?....i have a tons of mts and would like just 1 to control them (if i can find someone willing to ship it cheap for me).

I know they suck the MTS out of the shell....so what happen to the shell after that? would u have to take out the shell or what?

Thanks

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diwu13

· #2 · Aug 28, 2012

99% of the time it'll be fine with shrimp. Sometimes the assassins will eat shrimp, but that's very rare.

Also, you can leave the shells of the MTS in. The calcium carbonate will break down over time.

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Hmoobthor

Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 29, 2012

diwu13 said:
99% of the time it'll be fine with shrimp. Sometimes the assassins will eat shrimp, but that's very rare.

Also, you can leave the shells of the MTS in. The calcium carbonate will break down over time.

Thanks...i have always wonder what happen to the shell afterword..lol

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rodcuda

· #4 · Aug 29, 2012

Small shells break down pretty quick, bigger ones last a while. You might need more than one, depending on how many you have. They typically will eat about one a day.

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Hmoobthor

Discussion Starter · #5 · Aug 29, 2012

rodcuda said:
Small shells break down pretty quick, bigger ones last a while. You might need more than one, depending on how many you have. They typically will eat about one a day.

i just need one...don't want the assissani to breed