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Malaysian Trumpet Snail (Aquarium Cleaner) $1.00 (Normally $2) Each + $4 Postage ($0 SYD C&C) @ Sydney Aquascapes

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Trumpets on super sale!

These are long white snails with tough shells, great for any freshwater aquarium. They burrow into the substrate to get to the food hidden under the soil. Because of this they can uproot plants that haven't gotten their roots established yet, but otherwise are great for getting rid of all the food that your fish and shrimp can't reach.
Posted to anywhere in Australia.
They are quite hardy, and although prefer an temperature range of 18-28 C can survive lower temperatures over winter.

Trumpets can grow to over 3cm in length, but usually slow down their growth significantly at about 1cm in diameter.

FAQ:
People often inquire about snails exploding in population when introduced to a tank, but there is a bit of a misconception with this: Snails will propagate until they reach an equilibrium with the food available for them in the tank. If you add snails and their population explodes, it means there is tones of food (usually left over fish food) for them to eat, and they are eating it. In other words: Doing their job. Once the food is gone, their population will reduce to enough snails that can survive on how much food is left after your fish are done with it. If they still keep up a massive population, that usually means you are feeding your fish too much.

Postage:
Snails are very resilient to postage issues, so much so we can send them in letters and 99% of the time there is no issue. We do replace or refund fully if there are any issues with your order as well anyway.

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  • Gary ?

    • I don't think I got this reference sorry ;D

      • Gary the snail from SpongeBob

        • +3

          Ah I see! No I don't think Gary is a culturally normative name for snails.

          • +1

            @Brandingo: of course!
            snails are very formal.
            Garrington.

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    So if you send them in mail, don't they get squashed?

    • We send them in flat boxes so no. Snails actually almost never have issues in the post.

    • Only if you pack them in an envelope. You can ship items in large box-shaped packages though, something boxxy, like… a cylinder.

  • +6

    Snail mail?

    • Exactly

  • good for cooking?

    • +1

      If you are good at sucking maybe. Bit small shells.

  • Good for a pet snail?

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    Trumpet Snail (Aquarium Cleaner)

    Do they also clean houses?

    • -2

      Better look for pinoys or south americans.

  • Can you post to Tasmania? Any issues with quarantine?

    • No not really sorry

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