Assassin Snail Poison?

[mnemenoi]

Indeed, we actually had a lengthy discussion at the last dart frog meeting about assassins. Upon comparing notes we realized that there are quite a few differences amongst just our own tanks that seems to manifest strange or incompatible data concerning their behavior. As the only freshwater member of the whelk family, I am not entirely certain familial diagnoses will help as I assume they diverge quite some time ago. I will say that in observing them they do act like some whelks I have seen in footage, but I have yet to see and defense mechanism in my handling over the years. Mine certainly do predate on each other though, as I will have a bloom (50-100) tiny offspring and in a matter of a week only 3-5 survive the initial parental cannabilism. More food in the tank will yield higher ratios and I assume larger tanks can support larger colonies.

[allysangels]

I've also heard that the presence of an operculum may defer them, as I've seen that they do not eat my apples... but I've only kept them with large adults, not babies.

[Jozle]

On the subject of babies, I just realized that my Assassins had babies. Starting to notice the babies emerging from the sand substrate. They don't seem to like climbing the glass in pursuit of my mystery snails, but rather forage on the bottom were they eat all my puffer's stock of garbage snails.

[allysangels]

sweet! mine are breeding also. side note- poison is toxic if ingested but harmless if injected. venom is toxic if injected but harmless if ingested... so this would be a venom question. :)

[Jozle]

I think I swallowed some of that milky stuff when I was doing a water change last night. None of my algae eating family seems dead and nor am I dead.

[Parzival]

nor am I dead.

Said the zombie

[mistahoo]

Said the zombie

[allysangels]

I think I swallowed some of that milky stuff when I was doing a water change last night. None of my algae eating family seems dead and nor am I dead.

there are so many horrible jokes to be made here...

[Totenkampf]

sweet! mine are breeding also. side note- poison is toxic if ingested but harmless if injected. venom is toxic if injected but harmless if ingested... so this would be a venom question. :)

so i will be okay if a spitting cobra lands some venom in my mouth?

[allysangels]

i think spitting cobras are a combination... i know their venom can blind, more like mace. but you can drink rattlesnake venom, if you want to...

[frozenfire641]

sweet! mine are breeding also. side note- poison is toxic if ingested but harmless if injected. venom is toxic if injected but harmless if ingested... so this would be a venom question. :)

hey that rhymes:)

[troy tucker]

Sounds like the start of a B movie...

[Totenkampf]

many venoms are modified digestive enzymes, still wouldnt drink it. you can eat a hot burrito from the local stop n rob too

[troy tucker]

Ewww. stop-n-rob burrito.... I always thought they made those things out of snail meat and cobra venom....

[mistahoo]

Re: Assassin Snail Poison?

Lol those roach coach stands are delicious! I've heard some use stay cats and dogs

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