In the ten gallon are five barbs, two danios, three black neon tetras, plecostomus and snail.(The pleco will be moved in three month to bigger tank of course).
2006-11-26 15:28:50 · 5 answers · asked by Proximo83 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have two gold clams in my 28gal and I may be the exception to the rule, but I seem to having succes in keeping them. I have sand substrate, that might help, because I regularly stir it with a wooden chopstick to keep it clean. I do believe that a lot of clams die because of lack of food - it's tough to keep a balance between clean water (another requirement) and lots of food particles floating around.
Anyway, clams are cheap enough that I say, go for it, get a couple of them and see how it goes. Keep an eye on them - if they open more than a couple millimeters, they are dead (the muscle that holds the shell closed releases when the clam dies, allowing the shell to open) and it is best to remove them ASAP because they will foul up the water quickly if allowed to sit and rot.
Just know that they don't do much but sit there; but I find they are neat additions to a tank.
If you're just looking for a cleanup crew for your tank, I have some more lively suggestions for you: a school of oto cats is great (get more than 4 - if you have less then 3, they will be very shy and incative, but if you have many, they get very active and brave). Or a group of 5-6 small (julii, sterbai) corydoras. Some yoyo loaches. Or a group of assorted shrimp (cherry shrimp, amano shrimp, fan shrimp and ghost shrimp make a nice ground. Get 3-5 of each.)
Good luck! :)
2006-11-27 03:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friskyparrot is right, they don't do much except exist. They are siphon feeders, meaning they suck water in a tube and filter out small particles of food and then expell it out another tube.
Your water quality must be very good to keep them alive. If it is not, they are apt to quietly die and foul up your tank water as they decay before you realize they are dead.
If you like plecos in your tank, look for a bristlenose pleco. They are much better workers than the standard pleco. Plus, they only get to be about 5-6 inches long when mature. So you don't have to continually move them to larger tanks like the standard pleco that grows to 24".
2006-11-26 15:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should be fine, but you are quickly approaching the carrying cappacity of the tank if you have not reached it already. you may want to look at separating some of the fish or moving to a bigger tank (not just the pleco)
2006-11-28 07:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont see the harm in adding one, they dont do much except sit on the bottom of the tank though. Have heard from others they can be difficult to keep alive as you are not sure if they are getting enough to eat.
2006-11-26 15:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by friskyparrot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what the fellow on the link below said, it should be no problem...give it a read:
2006-11-26 15:34:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋