Will crayfish eat snails?

ChickenScratch · 07-13-2005, 03:40 PM

Hi, I have a 20 gallon aquarium with 4 brilliant rasboras, and a ton of ivory snails. I started out with 4 big snails, and recently I found a bunch of baby snails in my tank. I am thinking about getting a new 5 gallon tank and a crayfish, and feeding some of the snails to it.

Do you think the crayfish would eat the snails (they are about 1/4-1/2 inch), and do you think 5 gallons is big enough for a crayfish?

Thanks, Seth.

fishfreaks · 07-13-2005, 06:23 PM

imo 5 gallons is enough, as long as its just the crayfish. but i dont know if they eat snails. i do know that they will eat anything else though such as fish or fish food

shev · 07-15-2005, 11:14 PM

Yes, crayfish will eat snails. when younger they seen to be more carnivorous.

ChickenScratch · 07-21-2005, 04:31 PM

ok thanks

shev · 07-23-2005, 12:10 AM

Im not sure if it will eat big snails. maybe it depends on the crayfish. I even read they eat clams.

fishyshawn · 07-31-2005, 11:07 AM

I have the same problem But the snails i did nt put in there, they just showed up a week after we set the tank up. We took the to snails out and i tryed using a gravel vac to suck up the little snail is there any way to get rid of them other than a crayfish.

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mlefev · 07-31-2005, 05:53 PM

I don't know. As soon as they get started, they're terrible to get rid of. Fish store people say to use snail-killer, but since snails seem a lot tougher than fish, I figure everything in the tank would die. I keep a few snails in my tank to help with cleanup, but as soon as I start seeing little ones, I pick them out immediately. I swear they can breed the day they're born..lol. Other than gutting the entire tank, and sterilizing everything, I don't know if there is a sure-fire way to get rid of them

fishfreaks · 07-31-2005, 06:31 PM

clown loaches will eat them i know that, but only if you have a large enough tank for a small school of them.

shev · 07-31-2005, 06:49 PM

yoyo loaches love them too. crayfish will also eat your rasboras... I missed the part where you said what was in your tank.

ChickenScratch · 08-01-2005, 10:31 AM

I got a crayfish (his name is creighton) and put him in the five gallon tank. He happily gobbles up the snails I put in his tank

. He has already molted twice and grew a lot, so I decided to move him into a ten gallon tank.

I would like to keep as many snails as I can, so how many of the apple snails do you think i can leave in the 20 gallon tank?

07-13-2005, 03:40 PM	#1
ChickenScratch Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 7	Will crayfish eat snails? Hi, I have a 20 gallon aquarium with 4 brilliant rasboras, and a ton of ivory snails. I started out with 4 big snails, and recently I found a bunch of baby snails in my tank. I am thinking about getting a new 5 gallon tank and a crayfish, and feeding some of the snails to it. Do you think the crayfish would eat the snails (they are about 1/4-1/2 inch), and do you think 5 gallons is big enough for a crayfish? Thanks, Seth.

07-13-2005, 06:23 PM	#2
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	imo 5 gallons is enough, as long as its just the crayfish. but i dont know if they eat snails. i do know that they will eat anything else though such as fish or fish food __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

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fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	clown loaches will eat them i know that, but only if you have a large enough tank for a small school of them. __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

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07-15-2005, 11:14 PM	#3
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	Yes, crayfish will eat snails. when younger they seen to be more carnivorous.

07-21-2005, 04:31 PM	#4
ChickenScratch Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 7	ok thanks

07-23-2005, 12:10 AM	#5
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	Im not sure if it will eat big snails. maybe it depends on the crayfish. I even read they eat clams.

07-31-2005, 11:07 AM	#6
fishyshawn Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 20	I have the same problem But the snails i did nt put in there, they just showed up a week after we set the tank up. We took the to snails out and i tryed using a gravel vac to suck up the little snail is there any way to get rid of them other than a crayfish. http://www.fishforums.com/forum/newr...ote=1&p=38639# Icon_help

07-31-2005, 05:53 PM	#7
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	I don't know. As soon as they get started, they're terrible to get rid of. Fish store people say to use snail-killer, but since snails seem a lot tougher than fish, I figure everything in the tank would die. I keep a few snails in my tank to help with cleanup, but as soon as I start seeing little ones, I pick them out immediately. I swear they can breed the day they're born..lol. Other than gutting the entire tank, and sterilizing everything, I don't know if there is a sure-fire way to get rid of them

07-31-2005, 06:49 PM	#9
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	yoyo loaches love them too. crayfish will also eat your rasboras... I missed the part where you said what was in your tank.

08-01-2005, 10:31 AM	#10
ChickenScratch Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 7	I got a crayfish (his name is creighton) and put him in the five gallon tank. He happily gobbles up the snails I put in his tank . He has already molted twice and grew a lot, so I decided to move him into a ten gallon tank. I would like to keep as many snails as I can, so how many of the apple snails do you think i can leave in the 20 gallon tank?

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