What do i have to do to keep my fresh water clam alive.I found it in a pond and i thought i could put it in my fish tank. So i did and now i am wondering what i need to do to keep it alive.
2007-09-16 13:41:21 · 4 answers · asked by Donna P 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
i have a freshwater golden clam. basically i dont do anything.
It will bury in the sand/gravel and it will filter feed on stuff in the water. Really there isnt anything else they need.
2007-09-16 13:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Best thing to do is put it back in the wild.
Really, you will not be able to provide the perfect conditions that clams need to survive.
They are filter feeders, meaning, the aquarium will have to be nearly full of microscopic food particles (all sorts of microscopic bacteria, and "critters" that naturally inhabit the water) it needs. There is just no way to re-create a clam's natural habitat in an aquarium.
Please put it back.
2007-09-16 13:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have breefely heard of freashwater clams in an aquarium. i have only seen one source. it said you can keep it in the aquarium but as it gets larger you have to feed it or it will die. The site said somthing about feeding it egg but i dont know how to feed it. So if the clam is small and you have a good size tank you should be ok for right now.
2007-09-16 15:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by nitrorcguy14 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they just eat the algi
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2007-09-16 13:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by ღOMGღ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋