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	one apple snail gone..only the shell left:(
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	When i woke up this morning to see how the fish was doing i found 1 of my apple snail gone..i only found a empty shell..the question is who did it? I might think it's either the keyholes or the krib. I have still 2 apple snails left but i belive those will be gone sooner or later aswell. These are the fish i have now: 1 Hoplo catfish 3 Zebra danios 6 Green tiger barbs 3 Mollies 2 Keyholes 1 Krib 1 Pleco I also want to have shrimps in my tank,but iam affraid that the keyholes or the krib will eat them. What about some Cameroun fan shrimps? Robby Last edited by robby1619 at 27-May-2005 03:11 I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	If you haven't actually seen the fish picking on the snails then it could have died of natural causes. Snail lifespans are shorter the higher you keep the temperature. At 25C or 77F a snail lives a little over a year. Most with tropical tanks probably keep it a bit warmer than that. In an unheated tank they can possibly live 3years or for some species up to 10years. I don't know the compatibility of those specific fish with shrimp but I tested my community tank with 4 ghost shrimp before adding anything that was harder to find. Last edited by sham at 27-May-2005 12:19
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	I just found out who killed my snail. I now saw him with the 2nd snail in his mouth..it is my krib who has eaten them I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Georgia Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 108 Votes: 3 Registered: 18-Feb-2005	Kribs and Keyhole cichlids are not appropriate tankmates for snails. Cichlids in generally are too agressive. And, those in particular actually prefer soft, acidic water. Whereas snails need hard, alkaline water... Sorry to hear about it. But, if you can move the remaining snail to it's own tank, that's the best thing at this point.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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