Assassin Snail

USD 1.59

Description

The Assassin Snail has one of the best common names of all invertebrates. They are a common snail throughout their range in southeast Asia, most commonly exported from Malaysia, Indonesia and Sumatra. They are generally found in the soft sand and muddy substrates of clean lakes, ponds, and slow rivers. This is a small snail, usually staying under an inch long and can live for 3-5 years. They are voracious predators of other snails, focusing on snails smaller than themselves prefering ones 1/4 its own size once a day. However, their diet is not limited to snails and they can also be effective at removing nuisance Planaria in your tanks. Once this source of food is depleted, they will turn to other foods. They will happily eat other meaty foods you put into the tank, like pellet and flake foods, even detritus and algae. If your aquarium is housing tropical freshwater fish, these snails should pose no problem for you.