Mini-clams

Kaikoura · 01-24-2008, 07:26 PM

I was browsing around on aqualandpetsplus.com and found an article on mini-clams. I read on it that they eat algae from the water, and I wanted to ask and cross-reference that here.

Even though they probably won't do a whole lot, I thought about getting a couple for my turtle's tank. I'm aware he'll probably try to eat them, but I could get a weighted container and put holes in it so water passes through it, but doesn't allow the turtle to reach them. (Holes much too small for him to get his head stuck, either, but a lot of them so it keeps the water flowing and fresh.)

Any suggestions? I thought it'd be a good idea, since they're fresh-water, and I have a tank full of algae. I don't want to use algae fix, since I use the same water for all of my plants, and I don't want to cause any problems with the chemicals.

Kribensis12 · 01-24-2008, 08:04 PM

Well, i was told it is near impossible to keep clams aliv ein captivity unless you feed them with a tube full of brine shrimp as fish tanks dont contain enough matter for them to survive, let alone thrive.

Kaikoura · 01-24-2008, 08:20 PM

Well, I've found several sources about them. They're not full-sized clams, just the little ones that usually don't get any larger than 2". Here are the links to the sites that I've found information at:

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...fm?pCatId=1642
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Mini-Clam%20.htm

As far as both say, they aren't hard to keep at all, as long as the water is clean and food is provided.

Kribensis12 · 01-24-2008, 08:24 PM

Well, that isnt what i've heard from people who kept them, but whatever.

CTSrt4 · 01-25-2008, 01:00 PM

i have five of them and i love them the do not open up but they do filter the water though

oliesminis · 01-25-2008, 01:20 PM

filter feeders, they feed on any particles in the water have heard mixed stories about them but good luck if you get them

**SueM** · 01-25-2008, 02:04 PM

I get them by the handfuls from the river bank here. They are awesome for filtering out algae and microbes.
I have about 10 in my turtle tank, without a barrier. They are happy as clams (sorry bad pun) living off the crumbs the piggys make when they eat. The turtle tank is in a direct 70% of the day sunny window and not 1 spec of algae. He doesn't try to eat them, but he will push them around like basket balls for fun, but they just slap shut & wait till he's done.
And yes, for you paranoids out there, I do quarantine then with a few feeder fish for 3 months.

01-24-2008, 07:26 PM	#1
Kaikoura Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 22	Mini-clams I was browsing around on aqualandpetsplus.com and found an article on mini-clams. I read on it that they eat algae from the water, and I wanted to ask and cross-reference that here. Even though they probably won't do a whole lot, I thought about getting a couple for my turtle's tank. I'm aware he'll probably try to eat them, but I could get a weighted container and put holes in it so water passes through it, but doesn't allow the turtle to reach them. (Holes much too small for him to get his head stuck, either, but a lot of them so it keeps the water flowing and fresh.) Any suggestions? I thought it'd be a good idea, since they're fresh-water, and I have a tank full of algae. I don't want to use algae fix, since I use the same water for all of my plants, and I don't want to cause any problems with the chemicals.

01-24-2008, 08:04 PM	#2
Kribensis12 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 15 Posts: 109	Well, i was told it is near impossible to keep clams aliv ein captivity unless you feed them with a tube full of brine shrimp as fish tanks dont contain enough matter for them to survive, let alone thrive. __________________ My tank's: 30g tank: 1 angelfish 1 Fancy Guppies 2 Zebra Danio's 2 Black Mollies 2 Dalmation Mollies 3 platies ( 5 baby green sailfin mollies and 2 guppies in a breeder, being feed BBS daily) 20g Flat Hexagon 1 baby guppy 1 baby swordtail 1 Baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 10g: 1 baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 1 baby mickey mouse swordtail several baby guppies 1 baby mollie

01-24-2008, 08:24 PM	#4
Kribensis12 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 15 Posts: 109	Well, that isnt what i've heard from people who kept them, but whatever. __________________ My tank's: 30g tank: 1 angelfish 1 Fancy Guppies 2 Zebra Danio's 2 Black Mollies 2 Dalmation Mollies 3 platies ( 5 baby green sailfin mollies and 2 guppies in a breeder, being feed BBS daily) 20g Flat Hexagon 1 baby guppy 1 baby swordtail 1 Baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 10g: 1 baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 1 baby mickey mouse swordtail several baby guppies 1 baby mollie

01-25-2008, 01:00 PM	#5
CTSrt4 FISH GEEK IN TRAINING Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vernon CT Age: 24 Posts: 75	i have five of them and i love them the do not open up but they do filter the water though __________________ 30 Gallon Fresh Water 5freshwater clams 1 SwordTail 1 gourami 5 Danios Zebra 14 Tetra Neons 3 Ghost Shrimp 3 African dwarf Frogs 1 Pleco BushyNose 1 Bamboo Shrimp 1 Debewie Md 1Tetra Bleeding heart 2 Platates 1 red tail shark fish 4 freash water clams 3 Female Betas various colors 7 Assorted live Plants --------------------------------------------------- 3 Gallon Tank 1 CrownTail Beta

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oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 497	filter feeders, they feed on any particles in the water have heard mixed stories about them but good luck if you get them __________________ OllieCoxPhotography

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01-24-2008, 08:20 PM	#3
Kaikoura Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 22	Well, I've found several sources about them. They're not full-sized clams, just the little ones that usually don't get any larger than 2". Here are the links to the sites that I've found information at: http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...fm?pCatId=1642 http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Mini-Clam%20.htm As far as both say, they aren't hard to keep at all, as long as the water is clean and food is provided.

01-25-2008, 02:04 PM	#7
SueM Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA. Age: 50 Posts: 1,056	I get them by the handfuls from the river bank here. They are awesome for filtering out algae and microbes. I have about 10 in my turtle tank, without a barrier. They are happy as clams (sorry bad pun) living off the crumbs the piggys make when they eat. The turtle tank is in a direct 70% of the day sunny window and not 1 spec of algae. He doesn't try to eat them, but he will push them around like basket balls for fun, but they just slap shut & wait till he's done. And yes, for you paranoids out there, I do quarantine then with a few feeder fish for 3 months. __________________ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled

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