do assassin snails kill nerite snails?

[Mark Z.]

Maybe it is a dumb question. Do assassin snails kill nerite snails? Or mystery snails?

I got a free assassin snail on a plant I bought this weekend and am wondering if I should put him with my other snails.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[SnailPocalypse]

Unless you have small pond or ramshorn snails for them to eat if hungry they will attack your snails and probably kill them.

 

[Mark Z.]

Thank you!

 

[SnailPocalypse]

No problem

 

[NickAu]

Make sure you feed it, they are quite happy to eat fish food, If you like you can put in a few Malaysian Trumpet snails for it to hunt.

 

[cynic]

No i wouldn't.

Assassin snails will even go for each other if food is tight. Once an assassin detects a snail its only a matter of time.

I have plenty, bought 2 last year to stem a snail explosion. The most mazing sight was as the assassins went in you could see the smaller pest snails drop from plants or glass into the sand, self preservation i assume.

That must stress any other snails. I would put it in the same vein as putting a male betta into a community tank. You could be fine, but..