Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

oh shit, i just realized that yesterday was the "end of the month", so he means 30 days!

31 days in May Steve

even in a leap year.

i'll be eating mine before you get'em steve

that's disappointing oh well. By then hopefully every1 in melb who wants some will have placed their order... I may even be able to afford more by then.

Der! the 31st day is OBVIOUSLY when they get delivered!

Were trying to find info on the F/W mussels feeding habits through the year but drew blanks
Do they slow down as the water temp gets colder, by how much, or not affected?

Any ideas?

Came across a (rather long) video at http://www.karipearls.com/freshwater-mussels.html

Can't find much about it either SS, thought I had every mussel link, but doesn't get much colder than down here so will see what I can observe with mine

Can anyone tell me the species name of the mussels supplied by Aquablue?
Also, does anyone have an idea on how many are needed to control algae in your average size AP system?
I reckon if you could get them cheap (at a small size) and grow them, they'd be an excellent fish food.

Nocky - breed some more

Ill get em for whatever you sell them for

Velesunio ambiguous read about them here
I have 24 in a 1.8mt x .8mt tank and they have cleaned it up in 2 weeks

Outback would love heaps more as plenty want them, but a mate wants a hundred for his dam, have another wanting possibly 50 and a couple of other WA guys in forum are asking about them, so maybe PM me with numbers and we can share freight, Aquablue hasn't anymore til June, so if I get order in soon we should secure some, I know Steve and Rupert and afew eastern boys are chasing as well, so might have to beat them to it

Nocky ,, US eatern boys are faster than your average wabbit ,, already on order:)

Don't worry there is plenty of stock , it's more a harvesting issue than a stock issue from what I understand.

You guys need that many FWM's ,, I know a guy that rents out a freighter 707 ,, how many tons?

We could even organise an air -drop over Kalgoolie.

but not smarter But finished talking with Neil just now chappo and he should be able to keep up, have 300 on order to the WA crew about 100 left so if you want some post or PM me

Our eastern order went in just before yours ,, no phone call , but an actual human interaction and agreement:) Smiling mate ,, there's nothing like being " on the ground".

707 going west with FWM's and returning east with some of those nice tanks and grow beds,,hmmmmmmmmm

i have been informed that they are plentiful in the fitzroy river around rockhampton. I had 6 in a bath for 3 years they grew to about 120mm accross. I talked to a local indigenous person and they told me they very rarely ate them as they were chewy and tasted like sh@t, unquote. Next time im down that way ill have a look for some.