Will Assassin Snails Eat Shrimp

[FishFanatic13]

i have a tank set up with 2 amano shrimp and will be getting rcs.
My problem is there is quite a few snails in the tank and would like to get a assassin snail to help keep theh numbers down.
but will they eat the shrimp i would like to breed them to so there will be baby shrimp.

 

[fluttermoth]

I keep assassins and shrimps together with no problems; the shrimps are just too fast for the assassins, IME.

 

[pyrofishtoo]

You will have no issues keeping them together. I have kept them together for some time now and both reproduce without trouble.

 

[FishFanatic13]

Ok thanks.
i will stock my tank now.

 

[fishprotector]

I have heard a few stories where they have eaten Shrimpletts, but in all honesty as long as the Shrimps are healthy then they would be hard to catch.

 

[This Old Spouse]

I have both and they don't interact.

 

[FishFanatic13]

Ok if the snail eats a few thats fine.

But as long as not often which they dont seem to it will be ok.

Thanks to everyone who posted

 

[nurglespuss]

Not to throw spanner in the works, but I think it depends on setup/feeding.

I witnessed one of my assassin snails catching and eating a ghost shrimp in some thick planting (but then again he also ate the other assassin snail too - rather than the baby ramshorns).

However, on moving to a larger tank, he happily hunts ramshorns and shows no interest/no ability to catch anything else.