freshwater mussels
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2014-06-15 18:56
hi guys, today i went to whitemans park and there was a small lake packed with freashwater mussels. so i brought 13 home, what type are they, what do they eat, is it hard to bread them and are they good eating?
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AuzzieFisha
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illegal
it's illegal to take mussels from private property or national park.
trymyluck
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Well first Ive heard of them
Well first Ive heard of them buddy, Im not sure they will be healthy or not. Who knows what gets washed into there. Maybe try the internet search and see if you find some info on them. Maybe some Aboriginals might have used them as traditional food, maybe still do in locations around Perth. Might be good Bream bait too !
sea-kem
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They grow at Lake
They grow at Lake Leschenaultia too and yep are illegal to take.
Love the West!
Swompa
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In the upper reaches of the
In the upper reaches of the canning too, up thornlie way.
caughtup
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i wouldnt eat them if theyre
i wouldnt eat them if theyre out of a lake man
depends what structure they wer holdin up against really
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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they were just buried in the
they were just buried in the sand caughtup
Sulo
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Attempted to eat them as a
Attempted to eat them as a kid quite a few times (slow learner) when camping down at Harvey... I recall they were incedibly rubbery.
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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what do u mean rubbery?
what do u mean rubbery?
Swompa
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Imagine eating a duck shit
Imagine eating a duck shit flavored eraser. Now wrap a black shell around and Bingo...
pale ale
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Take them back. If it is
Take them back. If it is illegal to take them, I would not be plastering it on the internet!
mjohns
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I think you mean you bought
I think you mean you bought them from the fish shop ;)
See them from time to time
Barra looks interested
stilly
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barra
took a while well spotted!!
luke t
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I'm pretty sure that "lake"
I'm pretty sure that "lake" in white man park is called "Mussell pool"
dunno if I'd be eating them myself !!!
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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that is my pet barra in the
that is my pet barra in the back ground
Bootboot
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Those mussels are westralunio
Those mussels are westralunio carteri and are a threatened mussel which you cannot take and will not breed in your tank, need running water and use native fish such as cobbler and nightfish to help them breed (transport their eggs and sperm). Been told they taste terrible and likely to be full of heavy metals, I would take them back aren't going to be much use
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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hi boothoot, i put them in
hi boothoot, i put them in my big dam. i got lots of little minnows and a few siver perch. is that good enough?
Bootboot
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They might kingfisha, you
They might kingfisha, you never know, they are slow breeders so if it happens will take a while haha