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Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails

Name: Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails
Brand: Smith Creek Fish Farm
SKU: TDSNAIL5
Price: 37.69 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.87 (97 reviews)

Smith Creek Fish Farm

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Snails are still alive and thriving

Received 12 large Japanese trapdoor snails successfully via post. They are all thriving and eating up the algae in our outdoor pond.

Snails

All alive and healthy

Great purchase with a bonus

I purchased a 5 pack, they arrived as scheduled. All were alive, healthy, and big. Then there’s the bonus. I actually received 6 large snails. I assume an extra for possible mortality. Then there’s the best part. I mysteriously have 3 tiny ones appear. I read they would bear fully developed offspring. I assume they arrived carrying young. So I ended up with 9 healthy snails for the money.

Great Healthy Snails

All the Japanese Trapdoor Snails arrived large and healthy. They have been in the pond for two weeks now and seem to be thriving. We even noticed what appears to be babies around one of the snails. Hopefully we will see some reduction in algae soon.

Recommended

Our initial order of 25 Japanese Trap Door Snails was promptly shipped, but never arrived (presumably lost in the great void that is the postal service.) We called Smith Creek Lake and Pond, who requested we wait another few days, which we agreed to do. Without any further contact from us, Smith Creek sent another shipment, most likely noting that there had been no delivery. The second batch of snails did arrive, in good shape, all passengers appearing to be alive. Excellent product and excellent customer service. Very much appreciated.

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Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails - Algae Eaters

Japanese Trapdoor Snails (Viviparis malleatus) are the preferred species of snail for recreational and professional pond and water gardeners worldwide. Algae Eating Japanese Trapdoor Snails are one of the few snail varieties that can over-winter well and survive in harsher northern climates.

Algae Eating 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 Japanese Trapdoor Snails will tend to the bottom of the pond, consuming any decaying matter such as leaves, excess fish food, and even fish waste. Trapdoor 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.

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 Snails per acre to have any effect. Baby Japanese Trapdoor Snails are great forage for many mollusk-eating pan-fish and catfish species.

cannot be shipped to AK, GA, WI, HI, PR, or Canada.
Keeps Algae Under Control
Non-Invasive Compared to Egg-Laying Snails
Promotes a Balanced Ecosystem

Smith Creek Fish Farm is centrally located in Western New York about an hour's drive from Buffalo and Rochester. The hatchery and retail pond supply outlet have seasonal hours for fish pickup and walk-in customers.

Our expert fish packers will oxygen bag your Black Japanese Trapdoor Snails for easy, safe, and stress-free transport. We do suggest bringing coolers or totes to hold your bagged fish. Truck delivery of trout, game fish, and forage minnows is available in the WNY area when orders meet our delivery minimums.

We also safely ship, by UPS Next Day Air, many of our fish species including triploid grass carp and crayfish. Unfortunately, we ONLY ship fish to New York addresses. All of our fish are 2025 NY DEC-certified disease-free and have been for more than 15 years.

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