Assassin "Anentome Helena" Question

[msjinkzd]

just as an aside, my assassins now eat catfish pellets as well.

 

[vampie]

jeez i never knew there was a difference between the pond snail and the bladder snail. Kinda irks me that I've been calling bladder snails pond snails all this time. A quick google search of 'bladder snail' is straightening it all out though.

I've always thought of "Pond Snails" and "Bladder Snails" as interchangeable names, but it looks like the former is Lymnaeidae and the latter is Physidae. By that, the easiest way to tell them apart should be by the way the shell coils - Pond Snails are dextral like most snails, while Bladder Snails are sinistral.

just as an aside, my assassins now eat catfish pellets as well.

I believe Assassins are scavengers as well, and feed on carrion and such in the wild. I've only tried frozen food so far, but I think most food made for carnivores should work for them.

 

[Sounguru]

I've always thought of "Pond Snails" and "Bladder Snails" as interchangeable names, but it looks like the former is Lymnaeidae and the latter is Physidae. By that, the easiest way to tell them apart should be by the way the shell coils - Pond Snails are dextral like most snails, while Bladder Snails are sinistral.

Like I said little longer and more pointier... Sorry I was raised in Oklahoma those big science words confuse me.

I used to call them both by the same name until I was shown the light so to speak by a 13 year old kid who was really into snails.

I believe Assassins are scavengers as well, and feed on carrion and such in the wild. I've only tried frozen food so far, but I think most food made for carnivores should work for them.

Assassins will eat just about anything with a preference for meaty foods. The young really don't get around to hunting on a regular basis until they are about 2 months old. Before that they live off of detritus and other sources of food with the occasional snail. Around 2 months they will flip to hunting as their main source of food as long as there is a food source.

 

[vampie]

Basically, if you view the snail from above, if the shell opening is on their right side, it's dextral, if it's to their left, it's sinistral. Most snails have dextral shells.

So if it points to the right, it's a Pond Snail.
And if it points to the left, it's a Bladder Snail.

 

[Sounguru]

Basically, if you view the snail from above, if the shell opening is on their right side, it's dextral, if it's to their left, it's sinistral. Most snails have dextral shells.

So if it points to the right, it's a Pond Snail.
And if it points to the left, it's a Bladder Snail.

Ahh thanks thems big words had me all confused. I was never good at remembering the science words, but I could do biology experiments and get them to work I just couldn't tell ya in science terms how I got there.

I just find it easier to look for the pointier butt or the more soild color shell. I maybe looking at the whole right left thing and not even know it because I have gotten to where I can spot the difference with just a glance.