Can Mystery snails safley be kept with assasins?

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Posted 12/12/2011 12:27:23 PM


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My 20 gal is full of pest snails. So, i want to get some assasin snails to
get rid of them. But, could i keep the assasin snails with a mystery snail?
Like will they kill it?
Thanks


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20 gallon: 4 Cardinal Tetras, 3 Cories, 5 Cherry Barbs,3 anubius, 4 Valisneria, 2 Amazon Swords, 1 Melon Sword, 1 Water Onion, 9 Java Fern, Java moss, Red Ludwigia, Green Cabomba, 2 Assassin Snails, 1 Mystery snail. 1 Cherry Barb fry!

Pond:  6 comets, a Shubunkin, (Closed Down for Winter)

Other pets: Peewee and Butters my two Budgies and Kitkat my Killer Cat!

                            Aiming to get another tank!

R.I.P list for Ammonia Spike: 4 Neon tetras, 5 Guppies, 1 Rubber lipped Plecostomus, 1 Mystery Snail, 2 female Bettas...

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Posted 12/12/2011 2:22:59 PM


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From what i've read, assassins are very opportunistic and will kill any snails they find, and they scavenge leftover food as well.

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Posted 12/14/2011 2:32:01 PM


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I guess i will get the assassins. Then after them i shall get my
mystery snail. Thanks


Blub, Blub, Blub!

20 gallon: 4 Cardinal Tetras, 3 Cories, 5 Cherry Barbs,3 anubius, 4 Valisneria, 2 Amazon Swords, 1 Melon Sword, 1 Water Onion, 9 Java Fern, Java moss, Red Ludwigia, Green Cabomba, 2 Assassin Snails, 1 Mystery snail. 1 Cherry Barb fry!

Pond:  6 comets, a Shubunkin, (Closed Down for Winter)

Other pets: Peewee and Butters my two Budgies and Kitkat my Killer Cat!

                            Aiming to get another tank!

R.I.P list for Ammonia Spike: 4 Neon tetras, 5 Guppies, 1 Rubber lipped Plecostomus, 1 Mystery Snail, 2 female Bettas...

R.I.P Newtete my Female betta           

R.I.P Mr.Blubs My Red Ryukin Goldfish

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Posted 1/2/2013 7:47:07 PM


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Assassins will not kill nerites for some reason but will any other. I have 75+ with my nerites and never lost one but everything else is gone. Even seen thorn nerites hitchin rides on the assassins
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