Assassin snails adapt and learn to catch and eat shrimp usually if they don't have any other things to eat, and usually the first shrimp they may catch and eat are usually ill or dying. Live shrimp will not get eaten by any snails, with the exception of assassin snails in rare cases. Yes , assassin snails will kill and eat shrimp. I only witnessed it once and I had a ton of assassins. This entry was posted in Caresheets , Freshwater Snails and tagged clea helena , assassin snail , aquarium snail on April 1, … These snails will need to be placed in a well-established tank, one that has been cycling for a month or more. I think I have close to 200 RCS now in the main tank and the sump tank. This is a breeder tank and it has over 150 shrimp. Mustafa I think it is extremely rare and I think it is like a great white eat a person… so if they get a taste for shrimp and they like the shrimp, they are going to continue to chase after the shrimp in and try to eat … My pest snail problem was never this bad… least assassin snails are cleaner. Snails can be a useful addition to your shrimp tank, but when the population gets out of control, there are several ways to get rid of them. Awhile ago my assassin snail cleaned out the pond snails in my 10 gallon. It may be possible to eliminate the snails, without resorting to an Assassin, which would need some meaty foods if there were no snails to eat. I've kept assassins and shrimp together and have witnessed them eating a shrimp but I personally believe they found a dead shrimp. but will they eat the shrimp i would like to breed them to so there will be baby shrimp. 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. Also about 50 snails if not more. The shrimp was still moving when I took the pictures. Flip Aquatics “I really do believe assassin snails will eat shrimp. Now I do have a community … Despite being well fed and also having a pest snail infestation, assassin snails are hunters by nature and if they think a shrimp looks tasty they tag it and mark it for death. What kind of snails are in the tank and how big is this tank? Though the Assassin Shrimp is a true freshwater snail it will do well in slightly brackish water as well. If not provided with enough food resources they will revert to finding food in anyway they can, including hunting/eating our shrimp. I plan to remove all the Java Moss but I can't remove all the shrimp and snails by hand. I also changed the subject to "Assassin snails" instead of just "snails" so it reflects the actual topic. The snail stick a tube like organ inside other snails/shrimp...while the tube is moving inside the body of the shrimp it looks like the shrimp is still alive and moving. They left nothing but a red/clear shell of a shrimp. This is just my own opinion, i kept snails and shrimp together for months, never seen a snail eat live shrimp.. but again this just my own experience with the assassins. Do snails eat shrimp? Additionally, they are not an air-breathing shrimp and will not do well in a tank with poor aeration. Let’s look at how to get rid of snails in your shrimp aquarium and how to prevent a snail outbreak in the first place. I received 8 assassin snails yesterday and I put them in my red cherry shrimp tank. So my question is what fish would anybody recommend I get to "eat" the ones that are left over? The snail stick a tube like organ inside other snails/shrimp...while the tube is moving inside the body of the shrimp it looks like the shrimp is still alive and moving. I have just as much pond snails … Got some pictures of my assassin snail killing a nice looking shrimp. This is just my own opinion, i kept snails and shrimp together for months, never seen a snail eat live shrimp.. but again this just my own experience with the assassins. mikeb210 is offline What shrimp can I have with assassin snails? *sigh* I guess I am going to have to order MORE snails to feed my assassins until my snail breeding …