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hi are assassin snails hard to breed as i put 2 in and i have seen a couple of babys.

As far as I know, no!

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Mats

In februari I started with 5. Now I have sold over 500 of them
So, no there not hard to breed. Just some things you have to know. They only reproduce if 1. there are anough snails for them to eat, 2. the temperature is above 26 degrees (belowe that the eggs will not hatch) and 3. if you have both male and female as they do have to mate first.

I find them great and very elegant but I'm also glad I can get rid of them. Separate them if you don't what to many baby snails

Hi

jac wrote:Separate them if you don't what to many baby snails

Can you tell the difference between male and female assassin snails ?.
Or do you mean separate as in numbers ?.
Let us know might be of use.

Thanks Jerry

jac wrote: 2. the temperature is above 26 degrees (belowe that the eggs will not hatch)

Thanks a heap for that, Jac!

My snails mate all the time but never had any offspring, now i know this has to do with temperature, as my tank will not get warmer than 23 degrees Celsius!

doh!

jerry58 wrote:Hi

jac wrote:Separate them if you don't what to many baby snails

Can you tell the difference between male and female assassin snails ?.
Or do you mean separate as in numbers ?.
Let us know might be of use.

Thanks Jerry

You can see the difference between adult male and female snails. Female snails are bulkier and have a rounder shell. Males have a narrower, somewhat longer shell. But it can be hard sometimes. I'll try to look for a picture of a male and female to show what I mean.

I ment to separate the 2 adult snails. But ones the female has mated she can produce fertile eggs long after been separated from the male.

Hi jac big THANKS for the informative reply.
Will have good look at mine now I did buy 5 now got 30+
Jerry

my plecos will kill assassins before they eat the ramshorns... driving me nuts.......so never found out if they bred easily or not. One of the tanks still barely have 2-3 assassins left in it out of 15 that I have purchased for that tank.

i must have about 50 baby snails in my tank. unwanted. come by and pick them up

My L066 killed my Assassin snail before it could get at most of the ramshorns in my planted tank. Unfortunately, they prefer bigger snails, so I still have small ramshorns in my planted 15 gallon.

I have noticed that some Hypancistrus spp and Sturisoma make a dent in snail populations but not enough to completely rid a tank of Pond and MTS snails. They won't be putting Botia or Yasuhikotakia species of Loaches out of business.

shamrock wrote: 08 Jun 2010, 22:53 i must have about 50 baby snails in my tank. unwanted. come by and pick them up

Can u ship them I am down to 3 and there not breeding

Hi CortneyOwens,

The post by shamrock is 7 years old, and they haven't been active here for years. Don't count on them for a source. Alternatively, have you tried asking a LFS (local fish store) near you to order them? They shouldn't be more than $2-4 each. Also, you can check aquabid.com for assassin snails.

Cheers, Eric