what do you feed freshwater and saltwater clams, how do you keep them alive?

Question

Ok, well i just went to a greenway and there was a river and on the shore their were a bunch of clams(i dont know weather thats fresh... or saltwater) and i dont know how to feed it or what to feed it also i took some pond water with me and i also have city water and i combined them into one really small travel sized tank, and i dont know if i should empty everything and fill it up with city water or just keep it the same? and i also thought that clams feed off of bacteria but i think im wrong... so if someone could tell me what to do it would be greatly appreciated: )

Answer 1

Clams filter feed off of any small particles in the water, whether it's algae, bacteria, plankton, or fish food. It is likely that your city water has chlorine and chloramines in it, and if you didn't treat it with dechlorinator, your clam is likely on its way out. If you got it out of a river, it is freshwater, so you still have a chance at saving it. Go to the pet store as soon as you can, get some dechlorinator, and clean the clam's tank. Move the clam into a cup of tank water, dump all the other water out, and add some tap water with the recommended amount of dechlorinator. This will neutralize the chemicals in your tap water, making it safe for the clam. Add the clam back into its new home, and hope that the rapid change from the river, to half river water half city water, to full city water doesn't kill it.

To feed it, you can simply crumple up most any kind of food. Finely ground fish food, brineshrimp, or greenwater [put a piece of lettuce in a cup of water and let the cup sit in the sun for a few days; you will witness a bloom of green algae (volvox) that, if added to the clam's tank, will be consumed]. Contact me if you have any questions.

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Answer 2

they are filter feeders and they eat very small organisms

Answer 3

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