Bumble bee snails safe??

BlueAbyss · #1 10-26-2009, 06:40 PM

Bumblebee snails (the stripe shelled burrowing ones sold in LFS as 'cleanup crew' members) are opportunistic carnivores. Meaning they'll eat leftover meaty foods, other snails, corals, dead fishes, etc.

shimmy · #2 10-28-2009, 01:15 AM

so it sounds like overall i should be ok..

ElGuappo · #3 10-28-2009, 07:04 AM

had 2 in a 10 and they ate my 2 turbos.

TheMikey · #4 10-28-2009, 03:25 PM

I've got two in my 15 and there's no issues yet.

phyto4life · #5 10-28-2009, 03:40 PM

Are you refering to the small nassarius snail's that are black and yellow that borrow in the sand at times?

because I have hundreds they seem to be good so far they are my only snails besides Stomatella varia snails/slugs

shimmy · #6 11-01-2009, 03:01 PM

Yes those are the ones I am referring to, I was looking on line and seen there are fresh water ones that do eat everything and just wanted to see if other feel they are safe or not.

mechano · #7 11-03-2009, 01:25 AM

never had an issue with these guys (knock on wood) I have had them over 5 months or so...

naesco · #8 11-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

so it sounds like overall i should be ok..

Dr. Shimek, who is kind of the expert on these things says they are not OK.
They are predators. They search the sand and rock and eat all the small critters that are necessary for the sand bed including the larvae of pods which are essential food for some of the fish like mandarins who need they to survive.
I don't know why some LFS continue to stock them.

Thanks for asking before you buy.

phyto4life · #9 11-01-2009, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naesco

Dr. Shimek, who is kind of the expert on these things says they are not OK.
They are predators. They search the sand and rock and eat all the small critters that are necessary for the sand bed including the larvae of pods which are essential food for some of the fish like mandarins who need they to survive.
I don't know why some LFS continue to stock them.

Thanks for asking before you buy.

thanks for the info I'll look into it so I can start picking them out of my tank I just noticed them in my tank in the last 30 days they really spread fast

naesco · #10 11-01-2009, 08:55 PM

[quote=phyto4life;460017]thanks for the info I'll look into it so I can start picking them out of my tank I just noticed them in my tank in the last 30 days they really spread fast

This is a bubble bee snail.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...565&pcatid=565