Nelsonfish Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 So around a year ago i bought a couple of freshwater mussels from the pet store and have been told its illegal to sell them now. anyone know where to find some locally? im in top of the south island iv heard thers heaps up north but that dosent help me down here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 They will die just like the last ones did. They are filter feeders and need massive amounts of water to filter to get enough food to survive.They also live in cold water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 They are a threatened species, I recommend you don't collect them from the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonfish Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 one died soon after i got it but the other is still fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 at a guess, the average sized one that were in the petshops could beas old as 20-50 years old... yes they can be that slow growing. have a search in the forum for some of the other threads to learn why we wont recommend keeping them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Then again I had them in my old goldfish tank and they never died. Had them for years before moving the tank on and they are still alive to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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