Assassin snail
Anentome helena
Photo: Steffi Klee · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Adult size
- 2 cm1 in
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 30 cm12 in
- Lifespan
- 1–5 yrs
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C72–82 °F
- pH
- 7–8
- Hardness
- 6–20 dGH
- Diet
- carnivore
This predator may eat valued small snails.This predator may eat valued small snails.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
OscarOscar may eat Assassin snailOscar may eat Assassin snail
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German blue ramNarrow shared water hardness rangeNarrow shared water hardness range
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Cardinal tetraNarrow shared water hardness rangeNarrow shared water hardness range
Rummy-nose tetraNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
- Pictus catfish
Pictus catfish may eat Assassin snailPictus catfish may eat Assassin snail
Sources
| temperature | 22–28 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 7–8 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| gh | 6–20 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| origin | Freshwater; exact natural range needs expert review | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | This predator may eat valued small snails. | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #AB8967 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | sedentary | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | predatory | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 1–5 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| growth to adult months | 6 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.01,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 30 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | snail | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| copper sensitive | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| predation risk | medium | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |