Live aquarium snails
Clean up crew snails, guaranteed to arrive alive.
Nerites, mystery, rabbit and reef snails that eat algae and leftovers. Hand packed, shipped expedited, with the price per snail on every pack.
Shipping from $29.99 per order for up to 23 snails. All shipping rates.
Starter clean up crews
Not sure what to pick? These sets combine our regular packs into one tank ready mix. Priced the same way as everything else, no discount.
Freshwater Starter Crew (6 Olive Nerite, 3 Mystery)
A simple start for a 20 to 30 gallon community tank: 6 olive nerites for glass and decor algae, plus 3 mystery snails to clean up leftover food.
From $3.00 each
Reef Starter Crew (6 Astrea, 6 Cerith, 6 Nassarius, 3 Turbo)
A balanced first clean up crew for a 30 to 55 gallon reef: astrea and turbo snails for rock and glass, ceriths and nassarius for the sand bed.
From $3.24 eachHand packed
Each order goes out in an insulated box with heat or cold packs as the weather calls for.
Shipped expedited
Snails spend as little time in transit as possible. We ship early in the week so nothing sits over a weekend.
Live arrival guaranteed
If a snail arrives dead, send a photo within two hours of delivery and we will make it right.
Freshwater snails
Mystery Snails
Big, curious and colorful. Mixed colors such as gold, blue, ivory and albino as available. They graze on leftover food and soft algae and are fun to watch.
From $4.00 each
Olive Nerite Snails
The classic algae eater. Smooth olive shells, peaceful, and they will not overrun your tank because they cannot breed in fresh water.
From $2.40 each
Horned Nerite Snails
Small, spiky little algae grazers. Great for nano tanks and planted tanks.
From $5.00 each
Zebra Nerite Snails
Bold black and gold stripes and a big appetite for film algae on glass and rocks.
From $7.00 each
Tiger Nerite Snails
Warm amber shells with dark tiger markings. A favorite for showy planted tanks.
From $7.58 each
Virgin Nerite Snails
Every shell is a little different, with swirls of black, red and cream.
From $8.00 each
Chocolate Rabbit Snails
Slow, gentle grazers with long dark shells and droopy rabbit-like faces.
From $5.12 each
Gold Rabbit Snails
A bright yellow body under a dark spiral shell. A real showpiece for calm tanks.
From $14.99 eachSaltwater clean up crew
Turbo Snails
Hardworking reef grazers that clear hair algae and film from rock and glass.
From $7.00 each
Astrea Snails
Cone shaped reef snails that keep glass and rock tidy, day and night.
From $2.58 each
Cerith Snails
Sand sifting grazers that work the substrate and rock for film and diatoms.
From $3.00 each
Nassarius Snails
Sand bed scavengers that pop up at feeding time to clean up leftovers.
From $2.24 eachNot sure where to start?
Most community tanks do well with a few nerites for algae plus one or two mystery snails for leftovers. Reef tanks usually want a mix of astrea or turbo snails on the rock and ceriths and nassarius in the sand. Our stocking guide walks through the numbers.