It looks like my Assassins are not doing their job.

[maverick786us]

Before I start some people might not like what I am trying to accomplish here.

My beautiful aquascape has bladder snails infestation. I like all aquatic creatures except for some worms and parasites that are harmful to fishes. I know the important role snails play in an aquarium. I have a pair of mystery snails in each and every tank. But this bladder snail infestation I don't know where they came from, before it explodes in an uncontrollable way I had to do something. So I bought 4 assassin snails. Assassin snails are good at feeding pest snails (though pest is not the term I should use for them). It's been more than 24 hours and I haven't seen any assassin snail catching one of those bladders. Though my tank is heavily planted so it's impossible to observe their activity. But are assassin snails fuzzy about eating?

 

[hypnogogia]

I’m sure they’ll get to work, you might just not notice it yet.

Best way to control snails, though, is to reduce feeding. How much/often do you feed your fish?

 

[maverick786us]

I’m sure they’ll get to work, you might just not notice it yet.

Best way to control snails, though, is to reduce feeding. How much/often do you feed your fish?

I feed them, twice a days in small quantity. Any uneaten food is taken care by Cory Pandas and Mystery Snails.

 

[Teleos]

My beautiful aquascape has bladder snails infestation

It is completely normal for snails introduced into a new tank to multiply very quickly. Nothing needs to be done about this. This will take care of itself. It takes a few months. The bladder snails are also much too small for your assassin snails.