Anodonta grandis as a potential new species for freshwater aquaculture

series of experiments was conducted to test the suitability of the freshwater mussel Anodonta grandis as a candidate species for aquaculture in the Dominican Republic. Polyculture experiments with the freshwater prawn resulted in a moderate positive change in size distribution with more prawns closer to the average values and an estimated production of 2.27 ton/ha/year. A simultaneous crop of Anodonta was produced in 4 months. Estimated production was 2.73 ton/ha/year at an initial stocking size of 2.5 cm. Cumulative mussel mortality was below 3%. Reproduction experiments indicated that oxytocin injection at 4-10...