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Posted by mralp2 UK beverley (mikeralphs@hotmail.com) on

Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 12:13

I have found quite a few 'live' shells per the photos-can anyone tell me what they are & how they got into my pond? I have not put any in, are they mussels?

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Posted by mralp2 UK beverley (mikeralphs@hotmail.com) on
Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 12:15

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Posted by Sean_McKinney N. Ireland (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 12:42

Dont know what they are but I have quite a few too.

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Posted by chippewacat Devon UK (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 16:17

How big are they? Is that a kitchen paper towel that you have used for the photo? Could they be as small as 1mm-30mm?

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Posted by mralp2 UK beverley (mikeralphs@hotmail.com) on
Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 18:30

Yes, its a bit of kitchen towel, the largest one is about a 1/4 inch, or nearly a centimetre. Are they good or bad for a pond?

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Posted by Sean_McKinney N. Ireland (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 23, 05 at 18:57

I dont know but there aint much you could do the get rid of them. The swan mussels are the ones that apparently you DO NOT want, they cause major problems when they die and rot.

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Posted by AJC_1 8 the fens (My Page) on
Wed, Aug 24, 05 at 8:59

They are swan musscles, young ones.

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Posted by chippewacat Devon UK (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 25, 05 at 1:56

I went searching the other night, could it be a type of pea mussel? (see link)

Wouldn't they decay of these be the same as any other mollusc like ramshorn snails and common snails, as there is the shell and soft body to consider?

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Posted by Sean_McKinney N. Ireland (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 25, 05 at 5:35

Alan, I have had these for 2 maybe 3 years and never seen one bigger than 1/4, maybe 5/16.
Chippe, full sized swan muscles are 4 to 5 inches long or more and theres quite a bit of meat to rot.

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Posted by chippewacat Devon UK (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 25, 05 at 12:36

I meant the small versions, not the giants!!

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