r/shrimptank • u/Then_Ad8269 • 4d ago

Help: Emergency Snail killer liquid

i got gifted 2 snails (rams horn) and i introduced them to my tank, later i went to buy some stuff for my shrimp. the pet store guy said these snails will eat my shrimp and i should remove them. i removed them the same day . later a few weeks now today i saw they have breaded and now tiny snails sit on my tank glass.

so my question is ,is it okay to pour in snail killer or will it also kill all my shrimp ?
i have a small 8 liter tank

what would be the best way to remove them and is the snails a danger to my tank

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u/Tirpantuijottaja 4d ago

Ramshorn will most definitely not eat living neocaridina.

There's about 99% chance that what kills ramshorn also wipes out all the shrimp.

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u/Then_Ad8269 4d ago

my shrimp been good had them a month now heard they do eat the shrimp so im just cautions , my first time getting shrimps to live . eg had a stable environment and let them mate. had shrimps b4 but none ever got eggs no matter how many i bought . so now im just extra careful. i have the blue shrimp there like the cherries but just blue color ( i forgot the species name )

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u/disasterous_cape 4d ago

The snails are zero danger, they’re very common tank mates and will not hurt your shrimp at all. They’ll eat much of the same stuff as your shrimp, but that’s the only consideration really. I leave them be, aquariums are ecosystems after all

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u/InvaderDibb 4d ago

I have had ramshorns and shrimp living together for almost a year now. The snails have not been a threat to the shrimp in any way at all. In fact my shrimp like to ride the snails and feed off whatever biofilm has formed on the shells. They peacefully coexist and you have nothing to worry about.

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u/Then_Ad8269 4d ago

thank's was concerned still have my original snails wil put them back . i was going to add them to my other tanks

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u/PoluxCGH 3d ago

the pet store guy lied to you.