What Did I need to Know Before I Purchased My Nass (Nassarius vibex) Snails?

[Aquattro]

They're meant to stir the sand and eat left over food. Little sand wolves, really

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

They're meant to stir the sand and eat left over food. Little sand wolves, really

That is a very apt description of what I've been seeing from them.

[toytech]

Are you sure there fighting if you know what i mean , they will lay eggs in your tank .If you want something to keep your sand bed sparkeling white get a fighting conch there great .Nass snails are great too ,uneaten food is a big waste producer if you have something that runs out and eats it its not a problem anymore , if theres extra food anywhere they will find it .

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by toytech

Are you sure there fighting if you know what i mean ,

I wasn't sure at first . . . but what I'm seeing doesn't really seem to be any sort of normal "courting" behaviour. There are a couple of snails that I can easily recognize (the biggest and the smallest), and each of them will wind up on the giving and the receiving end. If it was courting behaviour, I wouldn't expect their roles to switch between instigator and recipient. Or, should I expect that?

[toytech]

I honestly have no idea how that whole snail thing actualy works , but mine fight over food , and so do my hermits its normal. The wont kill eachother but if something in your tank dies they will eat it asap.