My bumblebee shrimp seems really aggressive

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Bought a bumblebee shrimp 2 weeks ago and it hid for the first week but now that it's coming out more often it's starting to harass snails killing multiple stomatella snails and has even nipped at my yellow watchman goby.
I don't feed starfish but do feed frozen once a day and recently have been spot feeding the bumblebee shrimp and it has been eating the frozen food I offer it, is there anything else I can do to try and stop the aggression as I really love the way it looks and moves also any information or help keeping them is appreciated as there isn't a lot of information on them online
 
My first thought would be to try upping the number of feedings daily - so instead of feeding it once a day, try feeding it two or three times throughout the day. I'd guess it's attacking snails because it's hungry. You could also try increasing how much you feed during your once daily feedings.

Hopefully someone with experience with these guys can chime with more thoughts.
 

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