My snail is eating one of my ghost shrimp? These snails grow to about one and a quarter inch and eat nuisance snails. Asked in Slugs and Snails Do snails eat mangos? Shrimps are fast, so I doubt the snail would be quick enough to climb on the shrimp. Mystery snails DO have a specific gender (unlike Ramshorn snails). Wiki User August 05, 2010 9:51AM. Personally? they will sometimes go for the decaying leaves, but not the health amazons, money wort, anubias, water sprite, and other healthy plants I have. Many species of snail will eat algae, but there are multiple different types of algae and not all snails eat all types of algae. Assassin snails would eat the Nerite snail though, and really any snail for that matter. I’ve never had any luck with that. No, the eggs are layed above water and when the baby snails hatch they fall in. I do feed them cucumber or lettuce every 3 or 4 days for them which they really like and can't get enough of. Mystery snails eat a variety of plants including lettuce , carrot tops , and broccli . They will only breed if there is food available, and these snails do require a male and female to reproduce. Do mystery snails eat their young? Sexing mystery snails can be done by looking “under the hood” of the shell to identify their reproductive parts. Answer. This means you need a male & female to reproduce. So for future reference if you ever get assassin snails make sure to remove all the snails you want to keep. If cared for correctly, mystery snails live an average of 2-3 years. I thought they we're herbivores? Your mystery snail shouldn't eat your Nerite snail. i have several mystery snails and none of them eat healthy growing plants. Unfortunately, many species have a great appetite for aquatic vegetation and … How to Care for Mystery Snails. Should i pull the dead shrimp off it, my betta and frog keep nipping at it and i'm worried it will get hurt. Mystery snails (or pomacea diffusa) are common freshwater snails to breed and/or keep as pets. It depends on the species. Facts about Assassin Snails: very popular according to an ability to eat pest snails in a fish tank, no scared to tackle even bigger snail by attacking in a group Related Questions. Held in captivity, they do well on common vegetables in combination with fish food. The shrimp is sticking out of it and the snails engulfed it. Snails will eat mangoes. It's in a 10 gallon with: A betta Dwarf frog Small shoal (about 5 now) ghost shrimp (i had 10) One other golden apple snail Why has it done this? Most apple snails are voracious plant eaters (herbivores or macrophytophagous) that eat a wide range of vegetation.