Spixi snail

[Elephant nose 4]

Hi
Has anyone kept a spixi snail with a apple snail? I know spixis are suppose to eat other snails but not sure about apple's.
Thanks

 

[Donya]

Are you meaning assassin snails? Unless mislabeled, a "spixi" snail should mean Asolene spixii, which is a type of apple snail that has a diet basically like other apple snails (vs assassin snails which are predators).

 

[Elephant nose 4]

Hi yes he's a Asoloene spixi I was getting mixed reviews and wanting to add my apple in with him. Its not a great pic but hes the same shape as a apple. Thank you

 

[Donya]

A. Spixii shouldn't eat other live snails except in very unusual circumstances (starvation can cause weird behavior in any apple snail) so it should be fine, and that looks right from the photo. If there are reports circulating of them eating snails, I would suspect it's down to confusion with assassin snails due to the shell color similarity.