My Nassarius snail just ate my brand new Fire Shrimp ALIVE!

[SteveMM62Reef]

Go to a Bait Shop, and buy Some Cheap Live Glass Shrimp, sometimes called Grass Shrimp. Put them in the Aquarium, and see if you have a Predator. BTW, I always put my Shrimp in a Floating Breeder Box, after a two hour accumulation drip. They always seem to molt, right after adding to a new aquarium, and are vulnerable, since they haven’t had a chance to scope out a hiding place. After a three days from their molt, I release them. Don’t forget to feed them while isolated.

 

[DropBear Actual]

Melvesreef has a good article. From his description it looks to be a whelk.

Whelk versus Nassarius | Melev's Reef

www.melevsreef.com

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Melvesreef has a good article. From his description it looks to be a whelk.

Whelk versus Nassarius | Melev's Reef

www.melevsreef.com

Again, this article is incorrect.

 

[rstaten11]

Now I’m wondering too…

It’s a zombie snail

 

[Gabbone]

Totally possible! My leopard snail ate a few months ago my fire shrimp alive! Same stuff, fire shrinp was in the tank for months, very healthy. All of a sudden half of the fire shrimp body was inside the snail mouth. I took the snail and I tried to extract half of the shrimp body that was still spasming.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Totally possible! My leopard snail ate a few months ago my fire shrimp alive! Same stuff, fire shrinp was in the tank for months, very healthy. All of a sudden half of the fire shrimp body was inside the snail mouth. I took the snail and I tried to extract half of the shrimp body that was still spasming.

Out of curiosity, any pics of your snail?

I know a few different critters with that common name, including a couple of Babylonia species, which - similar to Nassarius snails - aren't really predatory (i.e. they can't take down a healthy, live prey), but would be highly opportunistically predatory.