Assassins

[Zulaab]

Ek -- wait a few more weeks, just to make sure -- I would not remove them for another couple of weeks.. you will be amazed on how many new snails will crop up if you remove them to early

[armthehomeless]

You need to start a Botia loaner program. When somone needs to use your loaches, they pay your for them... and then they can sell them to someone else.... and so on and so on...

[eklikewhoa]

Jesper, I do not plan to remove them all as I know they will come back. Just don't need to have all 7 of them now maybe just 1 or 2, this way I don't have to worry about feeding them or having them go any further and eat my Nerites or Helenas.

Tim, I wouldn't mind and I'm sure they will end up in the market. Actually if I can get some help catching them that's enough payment since I can't get the rocks out by myself.

[stevenallenbarnard]

Jesper, I do not plan to remove them all as I know they will come back. Just don't need to have all 7 of them now maybe just 1 or 2, this way I don't have to worry about feeding them or having them go any further and eat my Nerites or Helenas.

Tim, I wouldn't mind and I'm sure they will end up in the market. Actually if I can get some help catching them that's enough payment since I can't get the rocks out by myself.

If you're serious I would be more than happy to help you fish 3 or 4 of them out

[Delock]

Nerites or Helenas...kiss them goodbye

[eklikewhoa]

Yeah no doubt that they will go after the others.... not too worried about the helenas since their purpose was to take care of what the botias already done.

The nerites I like but a few here and there won't be missed.

[armthehomeless]

Wish I thought about taking a picture... but it is official now... Assassins CAN overcome the nerites.

[eklikewhoa]

Yeah they can....

[imagirlgeek]

When I was churning the sand in one of our tanks the other night, I found a baby assassin! Anyone know how many babies they have when they reproduce? I'm just curious how many more might be in there...

[szidlon]

When I was churning the sand in one of our tanks the other night, I found a baby assassin! Anyone know how many babies they have when they reproduce? I'm just curious how many more might be in there...

They lay lot of eggs, but very few are actually fertile. You can probably expect one or two babies, per pair, a month. You will not be able to replace your 401K with an assassin snail business, and they grow at a snails pace. They seem to have a growing spurt around 1/4 inch. I've been gradually moving my little killers around when they look big enough, to where they are needed the most, which in my tanks, is almost everywhere.

[imagirlgeek]

WHAT?? Great...and I spent all that time working up my Assassin Snail Business Plan. Thanks for bursting that bubble! )

[eklikewhoa]

Tim, can you try and smell the nerite that the assassin was going after?

Like their saltwater counterpart the Nassarius snail it might be just going after a snail that's dying.

[armthehomeless]

I already threw out the shell... but the nerite was moving until it encountered an assassin.

[szidlon]

WHAT?? Great...and I spent all that time working up my Assassin Snail Business Plan. Thanks for bursting that bubble! )

You're quite welcome, it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it .

[BEdward]

All my pond snails and ramshorns have vanished after adding 8 assasins to my 75! I'm starting to worry if they'll have enough to eat now...