Japanese Trapdoor Snails For Sale

It is also known as the chinese mystery snail and is a live bearing species.

Japanese trapdoor snails for sale. These large freshwater snails are quite unusual looking yet very attractive varying in coloration and patterns. Pond snails for sale. To have a positive effect on algae growth a minimum of 10 snails per 50 square feet is. These snails shells are spiral.

Japanese trapdoor snails are great scavengers and algae eaters. Trapdoor snails will even eat decaying matter left over from fish food and plants. In order for your algae eating snails to have a positive effect on algae growth a minimum of 20 snails per 100 sq feet will be needed and farm ponds will. Trapdoor snails will consume excess fish food fish waste and decaying leaves from the bottom of the pond.

In calculating the number needed for your pond the rule of thumb is you should use approximately 1 snail per 20 gallons of water. Protect our ecosystems know your aquatic animal responsibilities it is important to make sure living things in your aquarium or pond are kept away from our oceans and natural waterways. They are often seen on the leaves of plants eating the. Trapdoor pond snails save in bulk quantity a beneficial and interesting addition to your water garden or pond.

Delivered right to your door since 1987. Never dump fish plants or snails into or near waterways lakes canals washes. One snail per every 20 25 gallons per 1500 8000 gallons. On larger ponds or lakes the number is even fewer.

Black japanese trapdoor algae eating snails are live bearing. In order for your trapdoor snails to have a positive effect on algae growth a minimum of 10 snails per 50 sq feet will be needed and farm ponds will need to have at least 200 algae eating black japanese trapdoor pond snails per acre to have any effect. Japanesetrapdoor snails will spend hours moving slowly across the bottom of the pond eating algae dead plant material and leftovers from fish pellets or fish food. They only breed a couple of times a year and will not take over your pond like other nuisance egg bearing snails can and will.

They are also known by the name chinese mystery snails. Japanese trapdoor snails are live bearing and only breed twice a year. Baby trap door snails are great forage for many pan fish and catfish species. They will not over reproduce and become a nuisance like egg laying snails.

Japanese trapdoor snails only produce about 20 young snails in their lifetime and do so over a number of years. Typically you should see one snail per every 12 18 gallons of water in a small ornamental pond. Imperial tropicals 12 large 1 2 1 japanese trapdoor snails viviparus malleattus great for getting rid of algae in ponds. The shells of japanese trapdoor snails can vary significantly in color and pattern but are usually brown gray coloration.

Japanese trapdoor snails produce 20 25 young in their lifetime and do so over a number of years.