Aquarium Snails for Sale: Freshwater Snails for Your Fish Tank

Nerite snails such as the zebra nerite and horned nerite are the best algae eaters, clearing green spot algae from glass, rocks and plant leaves. Our guide to the best algae eating snails compares the main types.

Not the snails we sell for algae control. Nerite snails won't breed in freshwater, so they will never overrun your tank, and rabbit snails breed slowly, a single baby at a time, so they won't overrun your tank either.

Mystery snails are larger, more colourful and very active, while nerites are smaller and better algae eaters. Our guide to mystery snail vs nerite snail compares them in detail.

Yes. Assassin snails hunt pest snails such as ramshorns and bladder snails, which makes them a natural way to control them. They can also eat small ornamental snails, so keep them with larger species.

Snails graze algae, biofilm and leftover food. In a clean tank, add sinking wafers, blanched vegetables or a snail food such as Dennerle Snail Stixx so they do not go hungry.

Snails need calcium to build strong shells, so they do best in hard water with a pH of 7 or above. Most UK tap water suits them well once it is dechlorinated, while soft, acidic water can wear their shells.

Yes. Snails are peaceful and mix with most community fish and shrimp. Avoid snail eating fish such as clown and yoyo loaches.

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