Common Clams

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if common clams will live in a DSB in a refuge? Like the ones you buy at the seafood store?

I kinda like the thought of my own clam fishery! :lol:

Plus they are filter feeders, yes? They eat organic deterius? (sp?)

Feed them phytoplankton, cyclopeze?

If so has anyone ever gotten them to reproduce?

 

[danmhippo]

Depending on what kind of clam you are refering to. Most clams that I see at my local market are temperate water species and does not survive in our warm reef tank. Unless you venture down south and collect some for yourself.

Secondly, clam's diet vary from specie to specie. Some are designed to take single celled phytoplankton below 30 micron, some are designed to take in stuffs much larger. Unless you know what your clam need, otherwise they may also end up starving.

Thirdly, How do you know the one's you collected does not carry contaminents to your tank?

 

[wade1]

Clams bury themselves in loose, silty sediment... and filter massive amounts of water. They would never begin to survive in our low nutrient tanks.

Oysters do seem to make it in some cases (seen people with FL live rock and piles of them)... but usually only when there's a fairly non-pristine tank involved.

But, as far as being an exporter... forget about it. You will wind up with a mass of dead clam if you try.

 

[HClH2OFish]

I agree with Wade. I remember reading an article about clams in Chesapeke Bay. They need way more flow/food than we can even think of reproducing in our small tanks IIRC.

 

[Tackett]

I agree with the rest of the guys, you will probably wind up with a dang mess on your hands.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Forgetting about the silly idea. :lol: