Zebra Mussels

[MN_Rebel]

Before you guys jumping on me for having them illegally, I have a permit to collect the zebra mussels for public education and they were being kept at the DNR office and not at home. I only had them for two weeks and so far they are very hardy and resilent since I don't really feed them haha.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Two months of no feeding, they are still thriving....

 

[fish042099]

Cool project MN.

 

[Longshot]

So I take it you can't starve the little buggers? lol

 

[MN_Rebel]

So I take it you can't starve the little buggers? lol

I wasn't planning to keep them alive since I'm only using them as a decoration haha. I'm not even trying!The only food I put in the aquarium was flakes and pellets for longear sunfish and madtom. Nothing else.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Still kicking without no food.....tho I introduce some zebra nerites and ghost shrimp so the zeebs were probably getting some flakes.

 

[BuffaloPolypteridae]

Wow, really shows just how screwed the great lakes are from these guys. Wish they were edible

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[MN_Rebel]

Wow, really shows just how screwed the great lakes are from these guys. Wish they were edible

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I know someone on NANFA who accidently got some zeebs in his native aquarium when he was using the water from a lake and they breed just fine! He do nothing and he don't feed them either. I got some smaller zeebs in there but no new zeebs so far.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Apparently there's some studies on zebra mussels....they can survive for 11 months without any foods.

 

[Pole]

They should sell these for fish bowls, not bettas or goldfish