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Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails (Viviparis malleatus) are the preferred species of snail for recreational and professional pond and water gardeners world-wide. Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails are one of the few snail varieties that can over-winter well and survive in harsher northern climates. Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails are a great asset in helping keep algae under control in your pond and water garden as they groom your plants, planting-pots and water garden rocks and walls. Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails will tend to the ponds bottom, consuming any decaying matter such as leaves, excess fish food, and even fish waste.
Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails are live-bearing; 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. In order for your Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond 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 to have any positive effect at all.
Please Note:
There is a 5 snail minimum when ordering with other pond plants, and a 20 snail minimum without any plant order.
Restrictions:
Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails cannot be shipped to CA
Precautions:
Most Algaecides are toxic to snails and will kill them. Please be sure to read any precautions and instructions on any algaecide before you use it in your pond or water garden
Snail Acclimation Instructions:
Open the bag of Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails; filling about half of it with pond water, then float or hold the bag for a few minutes and then let the snails slowly out into pond water after they have acclimated to the temperature change. Snails may appear lifeless or dead from the agitation of shipping and will more than likely be hiding inside, they will slowly after time open up and move along. Leaving them in a shallow area and letting them work their way out into the deeper section of the pond or water garden is recommended.
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Coolest little creatures ever!!! By Sheri of Champaign, IL |
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So happy and intrigued with these snail. It is very cool that they close up when I need to change the water. It's a little piece of insurance for my fish. |
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These snails are cool! By Dan of st cloud, MN |
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I love these snails! They have definetly improved my aglae problem. People that come over and see my pond are amazed at them as well! |
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Surprise success By Brenda of Orlando, FL |
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I thought I had failed with my snails. I put a few in each of 3 small pond/water gardens. I think the 3 with the turtle became dinner for wildlife. My chichlid killed the 2 that I put in her tank. (It was stormy when they arrived so I put them in my 2 aquaria until I could put them into their ponds.) I thought only about half of my dozen snails had survived. Today when I checked one pond I found 2 new babies! I'm thrilled! They're adorable. Apparently if they're reproducing they're happy in their environment. The babies are perfect little images of their mom and they seem to be healthy. Adorable! |
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Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails By Gerry Marrs of Priest River, ID |
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They have a face only a mother can love but these guys are great. I put them in a bowl with pond water for a few days and once they are moving around I put them in the pond. They take off immediately and start eating the alge. I have more fun with these guys than with my KOI. |
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Common Pond Snail By Kami of columbus, OH |
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These snails are probably one of the best snails to keep in any tank, any size, so long as you don't put too many in. They are plant eaters, but they mostly stick to algae instead of lilly pads or floating plants. The do reproduce decently fast though. If your looking for snails to put in your pond to reduce algae levels these are your snails. |
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gREAT JOB By Gerald T. Senter of Vandalia, OH |
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I HAVE ONLY HAD MY SNAILS FOR A BRIEF NUMBER OF DAYS, BUT I ALREADY CAN SEE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN MY ALGAE PROBLEM. WISH I HAD THEM A LONG TIME AGO. tHANK YOU, mr. sENTER |
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snails By linda of addison, IL |
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Most arrived dead. Perhaps I have 5 that survived out of 23 that were shipped. You did send extras to cover any dead one, but only 3 extra |
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Never Saw Them Again By CN of Richmond, VA |
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I followed the instructions that came with the snails EXACTLY. I put them in my pond months ago, and have never seen them again. ***Response from The Pond Guy..Snails are great at getting mixed into the rocks and gravel in a pond and blending in. If you haven't seen any empty shells floating around the pond there is a good chance they are still down there doing their job, even if you can't easily spot them. |
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Hardy Little Guys By Tom Remar of Athens, GA |
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In the spring I put my 20 snails into my outdoor pond, over time finding several empty shells. :( There were no snails to be seen. During the fall I had to search the pond for some aquatic pets that would not last the winter. In the bottom of the pond were dozens of snails of different sizes. They are a lot of fun. I am going to try to put some in an aquarium in the spring. THink aquarium life will agree with them? tom "*** Response from Pond Guy-" The Trapdoor Snails should adjust to "aquarium life" quite well. |
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