evil platies

[jaysen]

:mad2:. i have a bunch of one inch blue hi fin mickey mouse platies that are attacking my new river snails. aggresively attacking them so the snails have to hide in their shells. i saw it happen to 2 different snails by 2 different platies at the same time. is there anything i can do besides get rid of the platies?

 

[Flaringshutter]

Not really. Platies, mollies, and generally any large livebearer will attack snails. You can put the snails in a breeder net, but the best option if you want to keep the snails out and about in the tank is to move the platies out.

 

[pezzy]

my ramshorn snail that is with my platies, mollies & danios is doing great. They dont attack it all. I guess i got lucky?

 

[vampie]

My platies do not attack snails either.

I do know that swordtails will attacks snails. Chance that your platy has some swordtail in it, or perhaps is a swordtail altogether?

 

[jaysen]

the platies only attack the large snails and leaves the ramshorns, pond, and mt snails alone. maybe they are attracted to the large antennae.

 

[pezzy]

ahh yeah could be

 

[Lupin]

the platies only attack the large snails and leaves the ramshorns, pond, and mt snails alone. maybe they are attracted to the large antennae.

Large snails aren't that difficult to find either which makes them likely victims to harassments by most fish species.

 

[inkyjenn]

my swordtails never really bothered my snails. occasionally nipped off an antenna, but other than that nothing

 

[stormomi]

I have a pair of platies with ramshorns and MTS. They don't seem interested in the snails at all.

 

[Flaringshutter]

my swordtails never really bothered my snails. occasionally nipped off an antenna, but other than that nothing

The tentacles are the snail's sensory organs - kind of like something eating off one of your ears, a few fingers, or an eyeball. Even if it's only "occasionally", that's not such a great thing.