Snail eating dottyback

[alex gonzales]

I have a neon dottyback that's about four inches, and looks like he always has a fool belly. I have also noticed that I don't seem to have as many snails as I used to have. Is it possible that he is eating them?

 

[velvetelvis]

It's highly possible. From what I've read, neon dottybacks are death on inverts. If he isn't the culprit, any hermit crabs you have might be--they kill snails for their shells. But I'd be willing to bet that your dottyback is eating them.

 

[Sigmund]

I have a Neon dottyback that would kill even some of the big snails that I had. Once removed no more dead snails. After 5 or 6 big snails at $3 a pop the dottyback had a new house in my sump.

He likes the rockwork in there anyways...