Product Overview
Trapdoor Pond Snails (Viviparus malleatus)
Trapdoor Snails are the preferred snail species for pond owners. Trapdoor Snails will survive in northern climates, will not eat live healthy plant tissue, and will not climb out of the water. Pond snails are helpful in keeping algae under control in your pond as they groom your plant containers, rocks, liner sides and plants. Trapdoor snails will consume excess fish food, fish waste and decaying leaves from the bottom of the pond, and therefore help to detoxify waste products. Trapdoor Snails are live-bearing (viviparous) -- they don't have as many offspring as most snails, and do not bear young as often, so are unlikely to overpopulate the pond, as is common with egg-laying snails. To have a positive effect on algae growth, a minimum of 10 snails per 50 square feet of pond surface is necessary. Large natural ponds would require at least 200 snails per acre to be effective. It also is important to have pond plants filter the pond and providing some shade, and to not overfeed fish, as the pond's ecosystem needs to be fairly balanced for the snails to make a significant difference.
Minimum order of 10
Reviews
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5 Japanese trap door snails
Posted by Gary D on May 19th 2022
Received by USPS next day. These were Shipped the week before, but FED X printed out the wrong shipping label, so I did not receive them at my address. I contacted Lily Blooms, they were very nice about it and reshipped my order the next week by USPS. Lily Blooms has excellent customer service and I would recommend them. The snails arrived Alive and in good condition. They ship extras just in case one does not make it.
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2 only wrapped in wet paper
Posted by Cheryl Curran on May 13th 2022
The snails arrived in wet paper. Put them immediately in aquarium. Only half made it
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5 Japanese Trapdoor Snails
Posted by Burch on May 10th 2022
Great delivery, healthy and packaged well. I would order again from this company.
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5 Trapdoor Snails
Posted by Roger Beasley on Apr 26th 2022
Snails arrived in excellent condition and were packaged very well.
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5 Happy Snails
Posted by Melissa Selleck on Apr 18th 2022
All snails arrived alive and happy. Popped them into a container of pond water and two of them were opening up within less than 5 minutes. Added them to my pond and am hoping for the best. I highly recommend these snails for the pond.
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5 Snails
Posted by Justin on Apr 12th 2022
I am happy with my purchase - I was especially happy to find a variety of sizes were sent.
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5 JAPANESE TRAPDOOR POND SNAILS
Posted by Laurence Brown on Apr 6th 2022
Snails were received in good condition (I think) and have been put into our fish pond. I hope they can survive colder water as the pond iced out only a few weeks ago.
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5 Trapdoor snails
Posted by Terri Wilson on Mar 23rd 2022
Snails are all a good size and doing excellent in fish pond. Last year purchased the same and they all doing great.
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5 Trapdoor snails
Posted by Carol on Mar 23rd 2022
All arrived alive and so far doing very well, even the extras. Well packaged, fast and affordable shipping. Thank you
