When to add trapdoor snails

[AnthonyRibis]

I haven't ordered them just yet as the weather pretty much just broke, but when can you add trapdoor snails?

 

[sissy]

koi and trap door snails do not mix well koi eat them .Suck them right out of there shell

 

[AnthonyRibis]

Really?! Even if I have small koi?

 

[sissy]

They may not be able to eat the bigger ones but the will eat all the babies .Trapdoors give birth and drop there young .My koi ate all my trapdoors .

 

[Chinjuspond]

Goldfish/koi LOVE snails. Slurp!!! Even my goldfish in my aquarium ate the large golden snails I bought once.

 

[Mmathis]

Small koi grow up pretty fast!

 

[addy1]

I have trapdoors with my goldfish, they seem to do ok, some are in the 3-4 inch range now. I am always sorting them out when I net the bottom of the pond and toss them back in.

 

[mrsclem]

I bought 3 dozen trapdoor snails earlier this year and they arrived 2 weeks ago. I put them in the pond but am not seeing any sign that they are active. How warm does the water have to be before they start crawling?

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I'm planning to add some to my pond this year but I think it's still too cold. I want to wait until the water gets to be at least 60-65 degrees.

 

[mrsclem]

Mine were supposedly shipped out at proper time but no instructions. From what I have found out with searches they are dormant till water gets close to 70. The only moving they are doing is the koi pushing them around.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

so what's your pond temperature?

If I end up ordering mine too soon I will just keep them in an aquarium until it's good to put them outside.

 

[mrsclem]

Pond temp has been 65 until this last cool spell. It only dropped down to 60 with 2 nights of freezes.

 

[HARO]

I tend to take these stories of snail-eating fish with a grain of salt. Snails need hard water to do well, as well as sufficient food. Once a snail dies, the fish will pull out the cadaver and devour it, leading people to believe that their fish are killing the snails.
John

 

[addy1]

My snails have been crawling around in 55 degree water, snacking on the plants etc.