Can Nassaruis snails attack molting critters?

[DAWREEFER]

Helllo Reefers,

I'm curious, can those snails attack while critters are molting? I think that mine has because I have had a few crabs/shrimps that have died in the process of molting and I always find these snails on top of them half molt or freshly molted. Any way to stop this, or is it too late and it's already learned behavior? Or are they even killing them, like it is just bad molts? is my calc. to high? it's around 520-600 most of the time. Everything else in my tank is doing great and thriving. I have a 20gal long tank.

 

[Jekyl]

When snails get involved it's for dead tissue. Never seen mine attack anything living.

 

[WheatToast]

Helllo Reefers,

I'm curious, can those snails attack while critters are molting? I think that mine has because I have had a few crabs/shrimps that have died in the process of molting and I always find these snails on top of them half molt or freshly molted. Any way to stop this, or is it too late and it's already learned behavior? Or are they even killing them, like it is just bad molts? is my calc. to high? it's around 520-600 most of the time. Everything else in my tank is doing great and thriving. I have a 20gal long tank.

Do you have pictures of the snails?

When snails get involved it's for dead tissue. Never seen mine attack anything living.

+1

 

[DAWREEFER]

Do you have pictures of the snails?

+1

I'm at my office right now, so I cannot take any atm