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Hey guys, Velesunio Ambiguous is in the same order as the freshwater pearl mussel and it has a nacreous shell. Also, my aim of this experiment is to-if at all-produce as many pearls as possible for 2 reasons. 1, most pearls are grown in the sea or a river etc and I want to see if it is possible...

I will make sure not waste any of the mussel then!

Ok thanks guys for all the help. My plan is this: Get the mussels Let them acclimatize to the tank and monitor behaviour and health for 1 year (im buying them at 1 year old) Sacrifice one mussel for mantle Cut wholes in the mantle of the recipients Insert donor mantle Return them to tank and...

But if the the nucleus for a freshwater mussel is only some mantle tissue wouldn't it create a mab? pearl? Also how do you round the donor tissue?

So no beads in freshwater mussels? Also is it worth trying to get into the gonad? great vid. I will keep you posted :)

Thanks for the videos :)

Ok thank you guys so much! Thanks for all the info and help. I am getting Velesunio Ambiguus which is native to east Australia, my tank (more or less) is the same temperature as the bodies of water they are found. They do not need running water (perfect). Feed on algae and plankton (my aquarium...

Hey guys, I'm sorry if I am asking a really stupid question but I'm new here so...yeah. I am new to the forum and I have no idea how to seed a freshwater oyster at all. I was wondering if anyone here could show me whereabouts (if at all) on the forum I could find this information or even...

Thank you heaps, will do some reading :)

Hey guys, I would like to try and create my own pearl at home, reason for it, is I am kinda intrigued by it all and thought I might try and cultivate my own. So basically, I have a 6 foot freshwater tank in my house with a ph of around 7.0 and a nitrate level of around 20-40. I have feeder...