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My brother has recommended swan mussels to me as a method of dealing with the debris at the bottom of my pond, such as dead leaves etc. I am generally apprehensive of putting any living things in the pond, though, as it has a thriving newt population, tadpoles, snails, and all sorts of other pondlife, all of which arrived there without any help from me. I usually clear out debris manually in late autumn.

I'm curious to hear other people's opinion & comments on this. - The pond is middling size, by the way, perhaps 8-10 square metres, with a maximum depth of about 50-60cm, and sloping sides.

thanks!