Clams

[J & E]

So I got an email from liveaquaria.com posting this week's specials, and
it mentioned fresh-water clams. Anybody ever try these? They
supposedly burrow in the substrate (seems logical for a clam) and filter
food that drifts down. Does anybody know what water parameters a clam
likes and whether clown loaches or yo-yo loaches might want to eat it?
I have sand for a substrate, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks -

Erika

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[Dinky]

"J & E" > wrote in message
...
> So I got an email from liveaquaria.com posting this week's specials, and
> it mentioned fresh-water clams. Anybody ever try these? They
> supposedly burrow in the substrate (seems logical for a clam) and filter
> food that drifts down. Does anybody know what water parameters a clam
> likes and whether clown loaches or yo-yo loaches might want to eat it?
> I have sand for a substrate, so that shouldn't be a problem.
>
AFAIK, they're pretty hardy, and it's unlikely they'll have any trouble with
other tank members, and once you put them in your tank, they bury in the sub
and you never see them again.

[AdaJe5]

I used freshwater clams from a local lake. they are temperature sensitive and
ammonia sensitive. I don't know about the species they have online. Thier
sensitivities are likely different. They do burrow into the substrate but they
often will leave one side exposed. They will feed with a syphon that they stick
out in time with the tidal pull of the moon. this syphon can normally be
retracted when threatened. Given enough tries a determined predator can get it
though.

[TYNK 7]

>ubject: Clams
>From: J & E
>Date: 11/8/2003 1:59 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>So I got an email from liveaquaria.com posting this week's specials, and
>it mentioned fresh-water clams. Anybody ever try these? They
>supposedly burrow in the substrate (seems logical for a clam) and filter
>food that drifts down. Does anybody know what water parameters a clam
>likes and whether clown loaches or yo-yo loaches might want to eat it?
>I have sand for a substrate, so that shouldn't be a problem.
>
>Thanks -
>
>Erika
>

I've heard these Clams are another species that shouldn't be in the home
aquarium.
The reason.....most die from starvation because they are filter feeders.
They don't get enough food particles in the tank water (because we keep our
tanks clean for our fish). They must then be fed "Greenwater". That's tiny
particles of free floating algae.

[Toni]

"TYNK 7" > wrote in message
...
> I've heard these Clams are another species that shouldn't be in the home
> aquarium.
> The reason.....most die from starvation because they are filter feeders.
> They don't get enough food particles in the tank water (because we keep
our
> tanks clean for our fish). They must then be fed "Greenwater". That's tiny
> particles of free floating algae.



Plus the fact that when they die you might not even know as they are buried
in the substrate.
They could lie there and rot for days until you noticed something wrong!


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[~Vicki ~]

I picked up seven of them a year ago and only have two left. I put the
two in my daughters cold water tank after I read something about them
preferring cold water and they are doing good in there. Other than that
I don't know much about them so good luck if you try them.

Vicki

Oh by the way when one would die the fish ate it so fast that it did not
have time to mess up the water.


So I got an email from liveaquaria.com posting this week's specials, and
it mentioned fresh-water clams. Anybody ever try these? They supposedly
burrow in the substrate (seems logical for a clam) and filter food that
drifts down. Does anybody know what water parameters a clam likes and
whether clown loaches or yo-yo loaches might want to eat it? I have sand
for a substrate, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Thanks -
Erika

[J & E]

Thanks to everybody who posted replies about my clam inquiry. It sounds
like they're probably not worth it.

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[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Re: Clams
>From: "Toni"
>Date: 11/9/2003 1:19 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: . net>
>
>
>"TYNK 7" > wrote in message
...
>> I've heard these Clams are another species that shouldn't be in the home
>> aquarium.
>> The reason.....most die from starvation because they are filter feeders.
>> They don't get enough food particles in the tank water (because we keep
>our
>> tanks clean for our fish). They must then be fed "Greenwater". That's tiny
>> particles of free floating algae.
>
>
>
>Plus the fact that when they die you might not even know as they are buried
>in the substrate.
>They could lie there and rot for days until you noticed something wrong!
>

Oh yuck!
Didn't even think of that one. = /
Can you imagine the stink when ya vacuumed the gravel and uprooted it???