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Hello, can anyone tell me if the mussels will survive in a pond with not a lot of soil on the bottom
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With what other life?.... I found this..
Of the several species of freshwater Mussel native to the British Isles the Swan Mussel is the most commonly sold in aquatic retail outlets.
These molluscs are not easy to keep, since they are filter feeders. Personally I would not recommend that they be kept in indoor aquaria, as they have a better chance of survival in large outdoor ponds that have plenty of natural wildlife and organisms such as frog spawn, daphnia and plant remnants harbouring various bugs etc.
In nature these molluscs live in and around mud on the pond floor were they feed on very small particles of decaying vegetation and small live foods. Their method of feeding is by passing food to the mouth on a belt of cilia (tiny flailing whip like processes) driven mucus. An instant siphoning system.
To recreate a muddy pond bottom soil is often used and this does not appear to cause the Mussel any ill effects.
Please note that all such Mussels are sensitive to aquatic medications, in particular those which contain copper...... More...http://www.ryedaleaquaristsociety.co.uk/swan mussel.htm
Of the several species of freshwater Mussel native to the British Isles the Swan Mussel is the most commonly sold in aquatic retail outlets.
These molluscs are not easy to keep, since they are filter feeders. Personally I would not recommend that they be kept in indoor aquaria, as they have a better chance of survival in large outdoor ponds that have plenty of natural wildlife and organisms such as frog spawn, daphnia and plant remnants harbouring various bugs etc.
In nature these molluscs live in and around mud on the pond floor were they feed on very small particles of decaying vegetation and small live foods. Their method of feeding is by passing food to the mouth on a belt of cilia (tiny flailing whip like processes) driven mucus. An instant siphoning system.
To recreate a muddy pond bottom soil is often used and this does not appear to cause the Mussel any ill effects.
Please note that all such Mussels are sensitive to aquatic medications, in particular those which contain copper...... More...http://www.ryedaleaquaristsociety.co.uk/swan mussel.htm
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Cheers for that
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I saw a story on how they added them to the New York harbor to help clean it .They talked about how clean the water used to be and how pollution has killed off the cleaners
Wendy what ever you do , dont put them with koi as koi will eat them we had it happen to our own some years ago , they attack the foot of the swan mussel then eat it
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Yep and I can say also that koi will eat all snails also that you put in .been there done that 
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I've only got small goldfish so they should be ok Thanks