Assassin Snail
Anentome helena
Hunts and eats other snails, including nerites and mystery snails, so it is useful for pest control. Safe with healthy shrimp but may scavenge weak or dead ones.
- Adult size
- 1 in
- Smallest tank
- 5 gal
- Keep them in groups of
- 1+
- Temperature
- 70–82 °F
- pH · hardness
- 7–8 · 6–15 dGH
- Food
- Carnivore: other snails, meaty sinking foods
Gets along with
Think twice about
Easy plants for the same tank
Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.