#hannibal the assassin snail

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Had to hire some assassins to clear out my tank. Named them Hannibal and Will, for they fell (from the LFS bag) into my tank for the sole purpose of eating all other lesser snails they find. Literally the first thing they did was kill some bladder snails 😎

#aquarium #shrimp tank #snailblr #snails #aquatic snails #these are two assassin snails. u can tell them by their bumblebee stripes #i have way too many bladder and ramshorn snails in my shrimp tank #so they are tasked w eating their fill lol #hannibal nbc #hannibal

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I forgot to share this Photovember picture. I’ve had Hannibal for over 2 years, now, longer than everyone except Godzilla the catfish.

#hannibal the assassin snail #my pets #photovember 2020

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I forgot to share this picture I took of my tanks after I decorated for Halloween, and I figured I’d share a few more pictures, since I haven’t in awhile.

I’ve since moved the pumpkin to my mouse tank, but the window clings will remain until probably Thanksgiving, if I’m being honest.

A rare photo of Salsa the badis and Mothra the dwarf anchor cat hanging out while they enjoy some blood worms (I don’t think I’ve posted Mothra here, before).

 Salsa and Queso checking out some amano shrimp I added to the tank, which didn’t last very long, and I’m not sure why, except that I spotted Hannibal snacking on a molt or two. I moved the surviving two of four to my moss tank (which I tested, by the way, and the parameters are actually perfect, though I wouldn’t add anything else), and now I can’t find them in there, but I’m still seeing molts.

Two additional dwarf anchor cats that I only just took out of quarantine and added to the tank. I named these two Rodan (the lighter one) and Godzilla (the giant one, at a whole 1.5″).

Rainier being a creep while I was attempting to take a picture of the new cats.

Hannibal resting in the sand after taking out a snail I added for him in less than 24 hours.

Look at him. Side note: he’s actually grown a bit, which I only just noticed. I think he’s eventually going to be the biggest one in the tank.

DISCLAIMER: I’m absolutely done stocking my 10 gallon, at this point, and I only added more jerdoni because the badis kept to themselves, the jerdoni don’t even seem to notice the badis are there, no one is getting out-competed for food, and I knew that Mothra would benefit from companionship (though I didn’t know just how much). I know a lot of people who think a 10 gallon is too small for more than one species, and I absolutely agree, with the exception of these two species (people aren’t kidding when they say the catfish really, really don’t move much, except when feeding, and the badis spend most of the day slowly stalking microfauna and each other around the tank), so PLEASE don’t go throwing a bunch of nano fish into a 10 gallon, thinking they’ll work. This is an extremely fine balance of two very unique species that you’re likely not going to be able to emulate with anything other than these exact two species in these exact numbers (I really don’t recommend more than a pair of badis in a 10 gallon, by the way, whether or not you add jerdoni).

#the death star #my fish #scarlet badis #salsa the badis #queso the badis #hara jerdoni #mother the dwarf anchor cat #rodan the dwarf anchor cat #godzilla the dwarf anchor cat #amano shrimp #rainier the betta #clea helena #hannibal the assassin snail #what a good murder child #aquascapes

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S H A M E H I M

#hannibal the assassin snail #he’s burying himself now

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I finally got around to rescaping the 10 gallon. It’s almost finished. I’m going to add a few more plants in the front and possibly some val in the back. I think Salsa and Queso like the set-up.

#my fish #salsa the badis #queso the badis #hannibal the assassin snail #aquascaping #I’ll eventually take the craft mesh log out

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Tank Tour

It’s time for a tank tour/update! It’s been too long, and a lot’s changed (this is post one of two, FYI).

I killed almost every single sword in Rainbow’s tank, and have started replacing them with anubias.

Rainbow is still doing great.

Rainbow’s roommate, Shark, is also still doing great. I rarely see him.

I’ve managed not to kill any plants in the 10 gallon for quite some time, although some of the java fern died back a bit.

Salsa is doing great. He’s still a jerk. He tore his fin, at some point, and I think he developed a mild case of fin rot, but it’s doing better, now.

Queso is also still doing great.

This is my new badis, Bean Dip. She’s criminally small compared to the other two. I don’t remember them being this small. I added her because the other two had actually started doing damage to each other’s fins, chasing each other around the tank, and the idea is that having another female will help diffuse some of the stress. It’s looking successful, so far.

Unfortunately, I lost Mothra. I still don’t know what happened. She literally just disappeared, one day. Both of my other jerdoni are doing great, though.

Godzilla continues to be the most enormous jerdoni I’ve seen, as well as the largest fish in the tank.

Rodan is still normal jerdoni size, which is to say tiny.

I have one single amano shrimp in the tank. His name is London. I attempted to introduce a couple more of them, due to a completely out-of-hand algae problem, and he’s the sole survivor. I really don’t know why they’re not doing well in this tank, but they’re not, so I won’t be adding any more.

I still have Hannibal, AND I have a second assassin, Vincent, but they keep to the back of the tank, so they’re hard to photograph. They’re doing a terrible job of keeping the tank snail-free, though.

#my fish #the death star #rainbow trout the betta #salsa the badis #queso the badis #bean dip the badis #godzilla the dwarf anchor cat #rodan the dwarf anchor cat #london the amano #aquascaping #my tanks

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Hello, followers! I woke up today and thought Hannibal was dead, but he was just EATING UPSIDE DOWN. He seemed very confused when he stuck his snoot out and discovered I had removed him to a strange, sandless cup.

#not bettas #animal death #just in case #hannibal the assassin snail