Freshwater Clams

[Pleco]

Does anyone have any experiences with freshwater clams in their tank? I like to try to find some different inhabitants for my tank, i believe they need a finer or sand like substrate so that may rule them out right there but in December/early January i will be gifted a 145g tank so i am looking around for things that you normally dont see in the "average" tank setup.

Any comments on care/diffculty/acclimation/agression/anything would be appriciated.

-Pleco

 

[Toirtis]

They really should have sand or very nice gravel, and you do not want the tank water too pristine, as they are filter-feeders, and without nutrients floating about in the water column, they tend to starve.

 

[App]

Clams are generally the first species to die due to environmental factors. They are very touchy about their environment. I don't really think it would be worth doing.

 

[Jarred Darque]

If they are touch,y then mine would be dead :/

Seriously, I have 2 of them in my 75, I never see them...well rarely, tehy dont stay above the substrate like saltwter, tehy are always buried, and move around underneathte sand. They are a nifty little addition though , at times I see their fulters stickin out the substrate. Dont know of anything other than puffers that would bother them either.

 

[Pleco]

If they are touch,y then mine would be dead :/

Seriously, I have 2 of them in my 75, I never see them...well rarely, tehy dont stay above the substrate like saltwter, tehy are always buried, and move around underneathte sand. They are a nifty little addition though , at times I see their fulters stickin out the substrate. Dont know of anything other than puffers that would bother them either.

May i ask where you bought yours and how much they costed you?

 

[Jarred Darque]

I bought mine from liveaquaria.com, dont think they cost me more than like 2 bucks each.

 

[Musket]

What avbout goldfish. I thought of getting some for my tank.. Do you think goldfish would bother them?

 

[Jarred Darque]

goldfish are cold water