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Swan Mussel (Anodonta cygnea)
Swan Mussels are natie to the UK and make a great addition to garden and wildlife ponds. Feeding off pond debris and other small pond organisms, these large molluscs will help filter debris from your pond / tank and clean the water as they do so. Suitable for very large tanks, ponds and lakes (or 1 mussel per cubic metre of water) as they can grow to 17cm by 9cm in size.
Mussels are filter feeders and ideally will not want to be stored in clean water, they would normally bury themselves in the mud at the bottom of a pond. They feed off plankton, pond debris and other microscopic organisms, by drawing water in through an incurrent syphon and expelling cleaned liquid through an excurrent syphon.
Because they will find food naturally in the pond they don't need feeding and can be left to their own devices. Sometimes Swan mussels can be seen with a foot like body emerging from the shell, they use this to move around or to bury themselves.
Preferred water conditions: Will acclimatize to a wide range of conditions. pH: 6.6-8.1,
Temperature: Cold water-temperate between 2-25 Degrees C (34-82)
Please note that all such mussels are sensitive to aquatic medications, in particular those which contain copper.
Swan Mussel (Anodonta cygnea)
Swan Mussels are natie to the UK and make a great addition to garden and wildlife ponds. Feeding off pond debris and other small pond organisms, these large molluscs will help filter debris from your pond / tank and clean the water as they do so. Suitable for very large tanks, ponds and lakes (or 1 mussel per cubic metre of water) as they can grow to 17cm by 9cm in size.
Mussels are filter feeders and ideally will not want to be stored in clean water, they would normally bury themselves in the mud at the bottom of a pond. They feed off plankton, pond debris and other microscopic organisms, by drawing water in through an incurrent syphon and expelling cleaned liquid through an excurrent syphon.
Because they will find food naturally in the pond they don't need feeding and can be left to their own devices. Sometimes Swan mussels can be seen with a foot like body emerging from the shell, they use this to move around or to bury themselves.
Preferred water conditions: Will acclimatize to a wide range of conditions. pH: 6.6-8.1,
Temperature: Cold water-temperate between 2-25 Degrees C (34-82)
Please note that all such mussels are sensitive to aquatic medications, in particular those which contain copper.