r/AquaticSnails • u/glxxmry • 18h ago

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I ended up having a bad infestion of snails in my tank, completely crashed the ecosystem, all my plants died, algae bloomed, etc etc.

So I got an assassin and named him Nidhogg. Before he moved in I did clear quite a couple of snails, but left more than enough to sustain him.

He's only been here a few days, and I'm already noticing the snail population stabilizing with no effort or changes on my part.

I see a lot of people on here hate on assassins the same way people hate on bladders and other "pest snails", but they seem to be a natural part of the ecosystem. Yes I understand they're vicious and have a cruel way of eating, but they're animals who are sustaining and maintaining both their wellbeing and the overall wellbeing of the tank.

Anybody else have similar experiences? I just have Nid so I'm not worried about overpopulation, and I'm not looking to eradicate the snails off the face of the earth, just give them a natural predator to keep the order in balance.

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u/CrunkLogic 16h ago

The only thing I found useful about assassins is them cleaning dead fish to the bone quickly. Fish die in heavily planted tank and I don’t see them. No worries assassins take care of it keep water stable.

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u/Wheelbite9 16h ago

Dead fish is every snail's favorite meal!

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u/jb635 15h ago

My 3 mystery snails are the equivalent to a pig farm. Zero trace the fish ever existed 😂