However, the number of offspring will depend on the size and health of the parent snail. It can be kept together with shrimp and fish that do not predate on snails. Assassin snails usually give birth to between two and twelve baby snails at a time. While there are several snails called whelk, the Buccinidae family is the only snail family which has the true whelks, which is the proper name for carnivorous snails. However, even after adding the assassin snails for a considerable amount of time, they don’t seem interested in eating the pest snails Then, there are a few things to keep in mind. Assassin snails are a type of freshwater snail with an operculum that is a part of the Buccinidae family. It is not prone to overpopulate an aquarium. Assassin snails are carnivores in nature, and they are fond of eating Ramshorn Snails, Malaysian Trumpet Snails, and pond snails that happen to move by. The Assassin snail is diocecous and lays only one egg at a time. In the wild, it feeds on carrion, worms and other. They hide underneath to wait for its prey. The carnivorous Assassin Snail is a small, freshwater whelk species suited to tropical aquaria. The Assassin snail is a great biological means of controlling 'pest' snails like Physa or ramshorn snails, but it will also predate on ornamental snails like Apple snails.Ĭlea helena, formerly named Anentome helena, grows to around 1,5 cm in size, has a beige/dark brown shell with a spiralling pattern (but may be of a uniform brown, too), and prefers not overly coarse substrates. Delivery time All our animals can only be picked up in the shop. It has a characteristic long siphon, which it probably uses to sniff for prey. It mainly feeds on other snails, but will also accept tablet food of mainly animal origin, carrion and frozen food. The Assassin snail from Thailand is rather undemanding.