Large Swan Mussels. 2024 New Season. Pond Cleaner - Wildlife Ponds.

  SWAN Mussels (Anodonta cygnea)

Feeding off pond debris and other small pond organisms, these native 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. You will receive approx. 5" mussels.

Mussel Care:

The mussels will arrive in sealed bags with fresh water and oxygen, inspect them to make sure they have travelled well and their shells are intact and then simply place them gently into your pond, out of direct sunlight. If the shells are closed, they are still alive. These are very hardly creatures. 

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.

Please note that all such mussels are sensitive to aquatic medications, in particular those which contain copper.

Swan Mussels are superb in garden ponds, and make a great, and diverse introduction into wildlife ponds.

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)

Delivery & Returns (Sent Monday – Thursday to minimise stress or courier next day for large orders)

These mussels will be sent in fish safe bags with water and oxygen and are safe for upto 7 days, inside a carboard box for the best possible protection, hence the slightly higher price, not in wet paper towels as most suppliers do. All sent RM24, ensuring they are as healthy as can be on arrival not stressed or in high ammonia water. (I've found out during the recent Royal Mail strikes these can last 7 days and all arrived alive.)

WE OFFER A LIVE ARRIVAL GUARANTEE ON ALL OUR LIVE STOCK BUT YOU MUST GIVE THEM TIME TO RECOVER.ANY PROBLEMS WITH LIVE FISH OR INVERTS YOU MUST PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE OPENING THE BAG THEY ARE PACKED IN.

ANY PROBLEMS WITH LIVE FISH OR INVERTS YOU MUST PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE OPENING THE BAG THEY ARE PACKED IN.

PLEASE ENURE YOU DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH BEFORE PURCHASING THESE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ONCE DELIVERED ALIVE, WE CAN NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WATER CONDITION THAT YOU PUT THESE IN.