for all you clam lovers - Aquarium Advice

krap101 · 05-19-2005, 10:50 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...383308537&rd=1

6 clams 99 cents. good deal i think

TankGirl · 05-19-2005, 10:53 PM

I have always wanted to try [acronym:685719fb77="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:685719fb77] clams, but I hear they are very difficult to keep alive.

Great price, whose game?

05-19-2005, 10:56 PM

Ok, I thought the title of this thread was a joke, but thats a really good price on some clam!

05-19-2005, 10:59 PM

Ok, now I'm really intrigued.

1) Why are they hard to keep alive?
2) How do you know if they are dead?
3) Any special requirements?

For about $14 with shipping, that still seems like a **** of a deal, so if anyone can help me out with the answers to one or more of my questions I would really appreciate it! Thanks.

krap101 · 05-19-2005, 11:06 PM

well mines stay alive pretty easily. i think you just need like proper params and make sure theres enough stuff to filter out.

TankGirl · 05-19-2005, 11:09 PM

Getting them enough to eat seems to be the thing with clams. I have heard so many more sob stories than success stories, so I'm skeptical about keeping them. Mostly what I hear is "I thought I was doing everything right, so why did my clams die?"

I'd love to hear more about how you keep yours, Danny - been a while since I've heard about successful husbandry of these [acronym:0dcf38761e="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:0dcf38761e] mollusks.

05-19-2005, 11:13 PM

Do they just go underground when you get them and then you never see them again? Anyone know how they would interact with ADFs or cory cats?

krap101 · 05-19-2005, 11:22 PM

well... ive changed my substrate 2ce since i got them... so yeah. they burrow pretty quick.. uhh i dont do anything special. i feel the wardleys shrimp pellets every now and then, mosquito larvae, krill and brine shrimp, pellets, tetra flakes, algae wafers and bottom feeder thingys. i feed em what i feel like seeing them eat

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krap101 · 05-20-2005, 12:30 AM

id suggest posting if your going to bid so you guys dont have to go onto a lil price war

05-20-2005, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krap101

id suggest posting if your going to bid so you guys dont have to go onto a lil price war

Its "buy it now" for .99

05-19-2005, 10:50 PM	#1
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	for all you clam lovers http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...383308537&rd=1 6 clams 99 cents. good deal i think __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

05-19-2005, 10:53 PM	#2
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	I have always wanted to try [acronym:685719fb77="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:685719fb77] clams, but I hear they are very difficult to keep alive. Great price, whose game? __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

05-19-2005, 11:06 PM	#5
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	well mines stay alive pretty easily. i think you just need like proper params and make sure theres enough stuff to filter out. __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

05-19-2005, 11:09 PM	#6
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	Getting them enough to eat seems to be the thing with clams. I have heard so many more sob stories than success stories, so I'm skeptical about keeping them. Mostly what I hear is "I thought I was doing everything right, so why did my clams die?" I'd love to hear more about how you keep yours, Danny - been a while since I've heard about successful husbandry of these [acronym:0dcf38761e="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:0dcf38761e] mollusks. __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

05-19-2005, 11:22 PM	#8
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	well... ive changed my substrate 2ce since i got them... so yeah. they burrow pretty quick.. uhh i dont do anything special. i feel the wardleys shrimp pellets every now and then, mosquito larvae, krill and brine shrimp, pellets, tetra flakes, algae wafers and bottom feeder thingys. i feed em what i feel like seeing them eat . __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

05-19-2005, 10:56 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Ok, I thought the title of this thread was a joke, but thats a really good price on some clam!

05-19-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	Ok, now I'm really intrigued. 1) Why are they hard to keep alive? 2) How do you know if they are dead? 3) Any special requirements? For about $14 with shipping, that still seems like a **** of a deal, so if anyone can help me out with the answers to one or more of my questions I would really appreciate it! Thanks.

05-19-2005, 11:13 PM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	Do they just go underground when you get them and then you never see them again? Anyone know how they would interact with ADFs or cory cats?

05-20-2005, 12:30 AM	#9
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	id suggest posting if your going to bid so you guys dont have to go onto a lil price war __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

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