Cherry Shrimp With Apple Snails

[guppylove]

I bought some golden apple snails in the spring of this year. They are in a 120 litre tank with guppies and cherry shrimp.
They more than doubled in size and then laid several clutches of pink eggs, so I now have lots of beautiful babies.
The shrimp and snails seem to co-habit well, (everything in the tank is mulitiplying, shrimp too) I often see shrimp hitching a ride on a snails back around the tank but the other day I was concerned to see a large shrimp on top of a tiny snail and it seemed to be eating it!
Now that tiny shell is empty and I've found what appears to be a second tiny empty shell, so my question is....
...can anyone tell me which is most likely please? That the snail had died and the shrimp had a go at the remains...or will cherry shrimp eat baby apple snails?

 

[guppylovepuppylovelol]

well, It probably eat the little baby. sorry about your snails.

 

[snazy]

I'd say the baby had died. Cherry shrimp won't eat their own babies or the smallest of fry, so I doubt it they attacked your snail.
You possibly don't have enough food for the snails and they got outcompeted by the shrimp/adult apple snails.
Try putting a piece of veg, some deshelled boiled peas or similar stuff, whatever you've got.