Shrimp and snails

[Triggerman]

I am looking to add a couple of shrimp to my 1oo fowlr.
I have two mating nass.snails that are original from the live rock 6 years ago.Would they possibly eat the adults or the small baby snails that are in the tank?
I am looking at camel,and peppermint shrimps.
Are these shrimp snail safe?


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[Sregnar35]

Shrimp, snail combo looks fine. But you will need to do a lot of research and work if you are planning on actually rearing the hatched shrimp eggs. They would need to be removed to another tank, and fed special live foods (rotifers I believe). It's done, but it's more work than you may imagine. My peppermint shrimp would spread eggs every few weeks, but the larvae basically turn into food.

 

[wastememphis]

I think he meant the shrimp eating the snail eggs... I'm guessing yes since they eat their own.. and it wont matter anyway. If you have two, and they are "mated" then there must be a reason why you dont have 2000 by now, so the shrimp will get a free meal

 

[Max]

FWIW, I'd stay very far away from the camel shrimp. They can be pretty hard on other critters in your tank. I've read cases of them eating people pretty much out of house and home . I don't have any experience with them my self. There is more than one type of peppermint one variety it pretty much harmless and the other is well shall we say the mirror image. It will try to eat a lot of the small life in your tank I'm not sure about snails specifically but, polyps, and kin are on the menu.
I'd go for a pair of the cleaners myself. They are pretty much gtd. to be harmless interesting additions to your tank. They won't hurt your fish or other critters in your tank either.