Another possible third crop species- clams or mussels - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T09:05:32Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/another-possible-third-crop-species-clams-or-mussels?groupUrl=third-crop-aquaponics&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A530388&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCraig, Red-claws are definite…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-18:4778851:Comment:5303882013-11-18T02:29:17.754ZPat Jameshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatJames
<p>Craig, Red-claws are definitely on my list. Where did you obtain yours? I recently bought a group of marbled crayfish. I'm hoping they will reproduce and grow like I have read about. Many people refer to them as 'small' but I am not sure if they are comparing them to the red swamp crays (mudbugs) we eat down here or to the far bigger freshwater 'lobsters' they eat in other parts of the country.</p>
<p>Craig, Red-claws are definitely on my list. Where did you obtain yours? I recently bought a group of marbled crayfish. I'm hoping they will reproduce and grow like I have read about. Many people refer to them as 'small' but I am not sure if they are comparing them to the red swamp crays (mudbugs) we eat down here or to the far bigger freshwater 'lobsters' they eat in other parts of the country.</p> Hi Pat,
I thought about using…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-14:4778851:Comment:5301322013-11-14T14:22:49.381ZCraig Shevlinhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CraigShevlin
<p>Hi Pat,</p>
<p>I thought about using freshwater Prawns, except that you need to breed them in salt water and then transplant them back into fresh water. I bought 18 freshwater Red Claw Crayfish (Australian native) over a month ago of which 2 have died. But I believe this is one of the ways to go. They eat left over vegetables and table scraps, so not that much in food expense. I know that I am going to need more fish to supplement my water based tanks but I thought this experiment was…</p>
<p>Hi Pat,</p>
<p>I thought about using freshwater Prawns, except that you need to breed them in salt water and then transplant them back into fresh water. I bought 18 freshwater Red Claw Crayfish (Australian native) over a month ago of which 2 have died. But I believe this is one of the ways to go. They eat left over vegetables and table scraps, so not that much in food expense. I know that I am going to need more fish to supplement my water based tanks but I thought this experiment was worth a try. I have been told that there is fresh water oyster that gets as large as a saltwater one. I am going to look into that also.</p>
<p>Craig<br/> <br/> <cite>Pat James said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/another-possible-third-crop-species-clams-or-mussels?groupUrl=third-crop-aquaponics&#4778851Comment524072"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>After I posted this it dawned on me how much trouble clams could be. While a group of growing clams would likely benefit the water quality, once they started reproducing they would spread throughout the system.... including inside the pipes.</p>
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</blockquote> After I posted this it dawned…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-10-17:4778851:Comment:5240722013-10-17T12:06:32.914ZPat Jameshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatJames
<p>After I posted this it dawned on me how much trouble clams could be. While a group of growing clams would likely benefit the water quality, once they started reproducing they would spread throughout the system.... including inside the pipes.</p>
<p>After I posted this it dawned on me how much trouble clams could be. While a group of growing clams would likely benefit the water quality, once they started reproducing they would spread throughout the system.... including inside the pipes.</p>