feeding a hitch hiking clam

Timbor · 11/15/2008, 05:25 PM

Hi there,

I recently got a new zoo colony, and there are a couple clams in the colony, and the big one is half covered in zoos:

Just wondering if it's possible to keep these clams alive long term, and what they will prefer to eat?

Thanks,

Tim

justinl · 11/15/2008, 05:52 PM

hey that's pretty sweet. to feed, phytoplankton, alive or paste. Would probably eat the small coral feed as well.

Timbor · 11/15/2008, 06:06 PM

Are they more herbivorous then? My homemade fish food has some really fine stuff in it that the corals love, but its mostly all animal-based (clams, scallops, squid, etc).

Also, will it eat detritus? I blast a lot of stuff off my rocks every few days which creates a mini detritus-storm in the tank.

Tim

crvz · 11/15/2008, 07:06 PM

Where are the clams in the picture? I don't think I see them.

Santoki · 11/15/2008, 09:03 PM

The zoas are growing on them...
you don't need to feed those. I have them in my tank and they seem to grow. I don't feed phyto.

11/15/2008, 05:25 PM	#1
Timbor Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 554	feeding a hitch hiking clam Hi there, I recently got a new zoo colony, and there are a couple clams in the colony, and the big one is half covered in zoos: Just wondering if it's possible to keep these clams alive long term, and what they will prefer to eat? Thanks, Tim __________________ "I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is; while you're in midair you still hit those brakes... Hey, better try the emergency brake! - J.H." Current Tank Info: None currently

11/15/2008, 06:06 PM	#3
Timbor Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 554	Are they more herbivorous then? My homemade fish food has some really fine stuff in it that the corals love, but its mostly all animal-based (clams, scallops, squid, etc). Also, will it eat detritus? I blast a lot of stuff off my rocks every few days which creates a mini detritus-storm in the tank. Tim __________________ "I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is; while you're in midair you still hit those brakes... Hey, better try the emergency brake! - J.H." Current Tank Info: None currently

11/15/2008, 07:06 PM	#4
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Where are the clams in the picture? I don't think I see them. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

11/15/2008, 05:52 PM	#2
justinl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,118	hey that's pretty sweet. to feed, phytoplankton, alive or paste. Would probably eat the small coral feed as well.

11/15/2008, 09:03 PM	#5
Santoki Shimmer Addict Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 619	The zoas are growing on them... you don't need to feed those. I have them in my tank and they seem to grow. I don't feed phyto.