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Aquarium Snails for Sale UK

Shop freshwater aquarium snails in the UK. Compare current species, adult size, water needs, diet, breeding risk, compatibility, prices and availability.

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  • Match adult size, water needs and social behaviour
  • Prepare a fully cycled aquarium before arrival
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Current Freshwater Snails listings

35 products

Zebra Horned Nerite Snail with a yellow-and-dark striped horned shell on aquarium substrate
Moderate

Zebra Horned Nerite Snail (Clithon sp.)

19–26°C

£3.99
Assassin snail (Anentome helena) with a yellow and dark brown banded shell crawling over dark aquarium gravel
Easy

Assassin Snail (Anentome helena)

22–27°C · pH 6.5–7.5 · 20L

£6.49
Sun Nerite Snail with a yellow-and-black striped shell on an algae-dotted rock, pale body and long tentacles

Sun Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£3.99
Tylomelania sp. yellow spot in a planted aquarium — representative image

Yellow Spotted Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£18.99
Malaysian Trumpet Snail with a mottled cone-shaped shell over dark substrate

Malaysian Trumpet Snail (Melanoides tuberculata)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£3.19
Red Spotted Nerite Snail with a red, black-spotted shell on dark aquarium wood

Red Spotted Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£3.99
Illustrative Orange Rabbit Snail aquarium view; supplied Tylomelania shell and body colour vary
Moderate

Orange Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania sp.)

25–28°C · pH 7.5–8.5 · 60L

£19.99
Black Antenna Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania sp.)
Moderate

Black Antenna Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania sp.)

25–28°C

£17.99
Neritina King Snail (Neritina sp.)
Easy

Cerithidea balteata sp. king - Aquarium Snails

22–28°C · pH 7–8.5 · 10L

£4.99
Scabra Trumpet Snail with a ridged brown shell crawling over mixed aquarium gravel, with green leaves and dark wood
−13%

Scabra Trumpet Snail (Thiara scabra)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£6.95£7.99
Batik Nerite Snail with a black-patterned gold shell crossing gravel among wood and green plants

Batik Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£4.99
Illustrative close view of an amber-and-black Ring Nerite Snail on aquarium substrate — representative image

Ring Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£6.59
Single brown long-spired freshwater snail moving over gravel beside driftwood and aquatic plants
Moderate

Wizard Snail (Filopaludina martensi)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£5.99
Blue Ramshorn Snail (Planorbella duryi) in planted aquarium — representative image

Blue Ramshorn Snail (Planorbella duryi)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£8.99
Pink Ramshorn Snail with a vivid spiral shell on dark aquarium gravel, with green plants and dark wood behind

Pink Ramshorn Snail (Planorbella duryi)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

From £7.99Some sizes on sale
Two prominent Cappuccino Snails with long cream-to-brown shells resting on leaf litter

Cappuccino Snail (Faunus ater)

pH 7–7.5

£11.99
Planorbella duryi in a planted aquarium
Easy

Planorbella duryi - Aquarium Snails

18–28°C · pH 6.5–8 · 10L

£3.99
Parallel Nerite Snail with a golden shell and black wavy bands on dark gravel
Easy

Parallel Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£4.99
White-spotted rabbit snail with a tall dark shell crawling over fine gravel beside green plants

White Spot Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£17.99
Hairy Nerite Snail with a ribbed olive-brown shell, white oval markings and long dark bristles on fine gravel by driftwood

Hairy Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£6.99
Two Spixi Snails with yellow and dark-banded shells crawling over dried leaves

Spixi Snail (Asolene spixii)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£14.99
One green-brown freshwater mussel shell resting on dark aquarium gravel beside driftwood
Advanced

Freshwater Swan Mussel (Anodonta sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£5.99
Spotted Nerite Snail with an orange and black-spotted shell on dark gravel

Spotted Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£2.59
Neritina sp. black helmet 1 — representative image

Black Helmet Nerite Snail (Neritina sp.)

17–27°C · pH 6.5–8

£4.99

Before you choose from this collection

Browse current aquarium snail listings, then check the exact species, adult size, water needs, diet, reproduction and compatibility before ordering. Nerites, rabbit snails, ramshorns, trumpet snails and assassin snails are not interchangeable and no snail replaces aquarium maintenance.

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Frequently asked questions

No snail is best for every aquarium or a guaranteed algae treatment. Many commonly sold Nerites graze biofilm, diatoms and some attached algae, but performance, food needs and lifecycle vary by species and individual. Identify the algae and correct the underlying light, nutrient or maintenance issue as well.
Identify the exact species before buying and avoid chronic excess food. Reproductive strategy varies: many commonly sold tropical Nerites do not normally establish populations in freshwater, while other aquarium snails can reproduce there. Do not add a predator as an automatic fix; first address feeding and arrange responsible long-term care for every animal.
Compatibility depends on the exact snail and companion. Screen fish for snail predation or shell picking, compare water and medicine requirements, allow enough food for other grazers and avoid assuming that a peaceful label guarantees safety.

Watch: Freshwater Snails in 60 seconds

Short clips from our own channel — the things keepers most often get wrong, answered in a minute.

This snail hunts other snailsThe assassin snail buries in sand, smells for prey and enters another snail's shell through the aperture — how it controls pest snails.
Where aquarium snails actually come fromPest snails arrive as eggs on plants, and the population that follows measures how much uneaten food the tank is getting.

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