Malaysian Trumpet Snails (MTS) from One Stop Aquatics (6 Snails) by One Stop Aquatics

All arrived safe and sound. Thanks!

Once I introduced these snails to my tank my Betta fish started rubbing himself against plants and rocks. A week after he was lethargic, wouldn't eat and the snails kept climbing on top of my betta so I had to move them with aquarium tweezers. I stopped feeding for a day, changed 50% of the water, purchase an airstone and turned on the filter with no success on the condition of the fish. As a last resort to save my fish I bought Melafix Antibacterial Treatment and a Parasite Remedy then removed the snail. I started treatment on my Bettafish and after completing just the three recommended treatments of the Parasite Remedy my Betta had nearly fully recovered. I recommend that the seller treats the snails before selling anymore or that if you buy any quarantine the snails in a separate tank then treat them for a week.

I ordered 6 snails. I received around 20 trumpet snails and 2 bonus apple snails. I got them out of the mailbox within minutes of their arrival, knowing they had a long and chilly trip. They were packed in a paper towel inside a plastic bag that was inside another bag and a shipping box that said "live inverts" on it. The wet paper towel was so cold I really wasn't sure how many would awaken. I expect the seller wisely included so many in case of extra cold weather or a shipping delay.I quickly put the snails into water and, over the next 30 minutes, all of them began to move around and start hunting for food! The last to wake was the largest apple snail.The snails are all lively and seem to be in good health despite their harrowing journey.MTS are known for their hardiness and their willingness to aerate substrate and clean algae without eating plants. Many consider them trash snails, but I put them in all my betta tanks. Bettas will attack snails but MTS are true survivors. Don't overfeed your fish or else you will have a million snails.

My snails came in a plastic bag with a wet paper towel in it. They are alive and healthy and are now in quarantine with my newly hatched mystery snails. I have read several reviews saying these snails gave their fish parasites. This can be true of pretty much any new tank-mate. However, the reviews indicate that this seller has had parasites in their tank before, so caution here is a must if you're attached to the fish in your tank! I read that if you quarantine the snails for 28 days, most parasites will die off by then, given they don't have a fish host to live on. Snails are apparently intolerant to most types of parasite treatment, so quarantine seems to be your best option here. I'm a little sad that I have to wait so long to get them in the tank and wish the seller had provided some better insurance regarding the health of their fish tanks so parasites weren't such a huge concern. You're paying for what you get here, no frills other than maybe an extra snail or two. Overall I'm satisfied with the purchase, I just wish the seller provided more information to attest to their credibility and to instruct people on how to safely add the snails to their tank.

Arrived healthy, I followed directions, they even added extra in case of death. They all lived!

They arrived in a bag, inflated with a bit of water and a bit of brown paper. I put them in some freshwater I had treated earlier (tap water with the right amount of "Stress Coat" to clean the chlorinates from the water.). Within a minute they were opening up, and in an hour or two they were circling the container: presumably hunting for food.I have to slowly adjust the salinity to get them acclimated for their destination tank, and so I've blanched some kale for them in the meantime.

When they arrived I got seven. Three came dead while four were alive. I left them in a conditioned bucket and 2 days later all were dead. Did I do something wrong? I heard they are hard to kill so how could they die two days with no food? Did they need to be heated? I also left the deceased snails with the live ones because I wanted to be sure of their status. And even though the Amazon page states otherwise, I am apparently unable to get a return. Only contact the seller. Was hopeful but ended up being disapointed.

I read the reviews stating that there might be parasites coming along with these snails but I decided I didn't want to wait a month and took a risk and put them in the tank on the same day of arrival. Within a couple days my two zebrafish started showing signs of disease, curling over, inactivity, etc. and died. Just wanted to leave a review saying that the snails came alive and seem to be doing well but be sure to quarantine like others recommend to get rid of the parasites.