Mussles And Oysters

[darklady]

I have decided that it is time to look as things that are different and so can anyone please advise me om the temperatures that freshwater oysters and mussles need?

i am aware that many species are marine but i am specifically looking at freshwater and as much information as possible before i purchase the tank to ensure that it is big enough.

at the rate i am going this will be tank number 4 when i set it up.

all help appreciated

Jo

 

[raptorrex]

well this would depend on exactly what you are keeping. there are quite a few fresh water oysters/clams/mussels. living in many different conditions. substrate and feeding too are, predominantly species dependent. as for temperature, anywhere from 3-35c, many don't mind. perhaps if you had a species you were interested in!

 

[darklady]

well this would depend on exactly what you are keeping. there are quite a few fresh water oysters/clams/mussels. living in many different conditions. substrate and feeding too are, predominantly species dependent. as for temperature, anywhere from 3-35c, many don't mind. perhaps if you had a species you were interested in!

to be honest at this moment in time i am trying to get as much information as i can before i start looking at individual species.

is there any specific species that is easier to keep than others?

 

[raptorrex]

well this would depend on exactly what you are keeping. there are quite a few fresh water oysters/clams/mussels. living in many different conditions. substrate and feeding too are, predominantly species dependent. as for temperature, anywhere from 3-35c, many don't mind. perhaps if you had a species you were interested in!

to be honest at this moment in time i am trying to get as much information as i can before i start looking at individual species.

is there any specific species that is easier to keep than others?

i'm not sure on that. though "golden mussels" seem to be around at the moment. they are much the same as any clam/oyster/mussel, but don't have the parasitic phase that some do. opinion seems split on these. some say they are very difficult to keep, requiring constant attention. others state they are a boon to a community tank, cleaning and processing waste, that is normally only removed with water changes. the truth is unclear. but, personally, i feel they may well be worth looking at.

as an experiment i have 5, i bought six but one died, in my community tank. they seen OK for now, but it is way too soon to say anything with reall convictin yet. one thing though, if you do get some. you must be vigilent, if one dies, it will cause havoc in the tank, unless it is remove with haste.

 

[three-fingers]

Added to that, they do dig around, so it's not always going to be easy to see if one's died.
It's not supposed to be easy to tell if they are thriving or not either.

If your interested, read these posts: this one, this one and this one too .

Easiest ones to keep would be either 'golden mussels' or 'golden clams'.

 

[darklady]

Added to that, they do dig around, so it's not always going to be easy to see if one's died.
It's not supposed to be easy to tell if they are thriving or not either.

If your interested, read these posts: this one, this one and this one too .

Easiest ones to keep would be either 'golden mussels' or 'golden clams'.

thanks guys i appreciate the help.

anyone know where you can get these from in the uk? i am hoping that i will be able to get additional info from the supplier

 

[three-fingers]

Snailshop.co.uk are selling them, I think I'm going to try a clam from there, since my mussel died yesterday .

I think maybe the food I gave it was old or something, the bottles don't have a use by date on them, but I'm sure they should .