Adding another snail to your aquarium may not sound like the smartest of options to rid your tank of snails, but the Assassin Snail may just be the answer.
Traditionally fishkeepers have opted to use Pufferfish and larger loaches to deal with snail infestations in the Aquarium, but these solutions pose their own problems as the Pest controllers themselves can become a pest by nipping at the fins of other fish.
The Assassin Snail (Clea Helena) is regarded as many as the best snail killing animal in the hobby. The Assassin Snail will bury itself in the sand or whatever substrate is available, and once another snail passes it will pounce and quickly subdue the offending snail.
Assassin Snails are suitable for most community tanks, are shrimp safe and are easily kept and are no threat to plants. These snails feed on other snails, bloodworm, wafers, tablets and will clean up any debris around the bottom of the aquarium as they scavenge for food
These snails even look great, so even if you don’t have a snail problem they are still a colourful addition to the aquarium.
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