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Malaysian Trumpet Snail (Aquarium Cleaner) $1.50 Each (Was $2) + $3 Postage ($14 Express, $0 SYD C&C) @ Sydney Aquascapes

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Trumpets are down 25% for the next week!

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 can survive a temperature range of 18-28 C but preffer closer to 20-25 C.

Trumpets can grow to over 3cm in length, but usually slow down their growth significantly at about 2cm.

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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  • +2

    Thanks, that's dinner sorted

  • Mail of snail.

  • +1

    Buy one, end up with 100

    • now thats a bargain.

  • do snail reproduce on its own?

    • +1

      You will need at least two of them

      • Actually females are capable of parthenogenic reproduction by themselves - they will only birth daughters though

        I have no idea how to tell what sex these little guys are

      • how do I tell which is male or female?

        • I'm pretty sure these are hemaphrodites.

    • do you ?

    • +1

      I have 2 from a past deal in May, both growing well, but no reproduction yet tho. They are in a 90L tank so not sure if they have met each other yet.

  • Will reticulate loaches eat the larger specimens?

    • They may, but ive only had experience with kuhli loaches, they seem to do fine with them.

      • Kuhli and java loaches are snail buddies, they will even groom parasites off the snails

  • +1

    It's very hot this summer, easily >28 outside. The snail will have a hard time in the mail.

    • +1

      In postage facilities they are usually kept in doors and picked up early when delivered, but yes temperature may be an issue. Even on hot weeks though almost all snails survive and the few that don't we fully refund or replace.

  • +1

    Is there a minimum tank size for these guys?

    • +1

      Well, at least 2L. But not really, they will increase in population to the point that the tank and food in it will support.

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