Squish the snails and feed them to your fish as a treat - they love them!!
I posted info on assasin snails a while ago........
The Assassin Snail is an ironic solution to the problem of snails over-running an aquarium, since it has the ability to hunt down and kill other snails. Assassin snails will hunt for any similar sized or smaller snail of another species and literally suck it out of its shell. They are of particular use in controlling the tricky Malayan Trumpet Snail, which can rapidly reproduce and overrun an aquarium. Even the other snails seem to know they are in trouble when assassins are added to the tank, since they can often be seen changing habits and heading up to the surface.
Assassin snails are reportedly not a fast reproducer, so one snail problem will not be swapped for another, and if they do reproduce at least they have value and can be sold on or given away. Once the assassins have cleared up any other snails, which may take some time depending on numbers, they will happily feed on debris and algae wafers although they are not a great algae eater. The assassin snail does not tend to eat its own kind and has a quite attractive shell, so a few can be an ideal addition to a tank in their own right, or as a method to control other snail populations.
No special requirements are needed to keep these snails and they will settle into most tanks without predators.
Aquarium set-up and information
Aquarium suitability: 5/5
Sociability rating: 9/10
Area of tank: Bottom
Aquarium water conditions: 6-8.5, vs,s,m,h,vh
Feeding: Other snails! will also scavenge and eat sinking foods or wafers
Minimum tank size: 0cm
Min / Max number in tank:
Fact File
Other common names: Beast Snail, killer Snail
Origin: Indonesia
Natural habitat:
Size: 2cm
Behavior: Active on surface both during day and night, sometimes dormant
Breeding: Lays eggs
Natural water conditions:
I posted info on assasin snails a while ago........
The Assassin Snail is an ironic solution to the problem of snails over-running an aquarium, since it has the ability to hunt down and kill other snails. Assassin snails will hunt for any similar sized or smaller snail of another species and literally suck it out of its shell. They are of particular use in controlling the tricky Malayan Trumpet Snail, which can rapidly reproduce and overrun an aquarium. Even the other snails seem to know they are in trouble when assassins are added to the tank, since they can often be seen changing habits and heading up to the surface.
Assassin snails are reportedly not a fast reproducer, so one snail problem will not be swapped for another, and if they do reproduce at least they have value and can be sold on or given away. Once the assassins have cleared up any other snails, which may take some time depending on numbers, they will happily feed on debris and algae wafers although they are not a great algae eater. The assassin snail does not tend to eat its own kind and has a quite attractive shell, so a few can be an ideal addition to a tank in their own right, or as a method to control other snail populations.
No special requirements are needed to keep these snails and they will settle into most tanks without predators.
Aquarium set-up and information
Aquarium suitability: 5/5
Sociability rating: 9/10
Area of tank: Bottom
Aquarium water conditions: 6-8.5, vs,s,m,h,vh
Feeding: Other snails! will also scavenge and eat sinking foods or wafers
Minimum tank size: 0cm
Min / Max number in tank:
Fact File
Other common names: Beast Snail, killer Snail
Origin: Indonesia
Natural habitat:
Size: 2cm
Behavior: Active on surface both during day and night, sometimes dormant
Breeding: Lays eggs
Natural water conditions:
