Common Name: Japanese Trapdoor Snail
Plant Description Name: Viviparis Malleatus
Algae Eating Black Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snails are the preferred species of snail for recreational and professional pond and water gardeners worldwide. Japanese Trapdoor Snails are one of the few snail varieties that can over-winter well and survive in harsher northern climates. Japanese Trapdoor Snails are a great asset in helping keep algae under control in your pond and water garden as they groom plants, planting-pots, and water garden rocks and walls. 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.
- Keeps Algae Under Control
- Non-Invasive Compared to Other Snails
- Promotes Balanced Ecosystem
