Does anyone have experience with or information on these Golden Freshwater Clams I won an auction for some that will be here soon and someone said that the offspring attach themselves to fish as a parasite is that true I read they attached themselves to the parent WILL THESE CLAMS HARM MY FISH IN ANY WAY? That is my concern
Please help Thanks
Here is the info included with the auction:
Fresh water clams are great filter feeder that burrows and anchor itself to your substrate to feed on the debris above them. This process also helps to aerate the substrate to keep it fresh & clean.They have no desire for any plants or breeding . They are extremely peaceful invertebrate only growing to a max size of 1". Fish will not bother these clams and are ignore them like rocks.They grow about 1" max and live up to 7 years. Once estrablish Freshwater clams are a truly no-maintenance pet, they require no additional food supplement , they will feed on bacteria and debris in the water to keep them alive. They can survive up to 0 Celsius(33 F) True survivor! Will do great in Ponds.
CLAM FACTOR:
- Keeps Gravel Clean and Aearated.
- Cures Cloudy and Green Water.
- Filter and clean the water biologically, no need for expensive filters. Wonderful for Nano Tanks.
- Reduces Nitrates!(eat harmful bacteria)
- Great for filtering fry rearing tanks, these creature do not eat fish.
- Can be put in a wet/dry for a bio-filter.
- Requires little to no attention. Suitable for many water condition.
- Does not eat plants or harm fish at all. Does not reproduce easily.
- Produce almost no waste.
- Reduces Blue Green Algae
- You can put empty shells into your filter to raise water hardness, great for African Cichlid tanks.
Please help Thanks
Here is the info included with the auction:
Fresh water clams are great filter feeder that burrows and anchor itself to your substrate to feed on the debris above them. This process also helps to aerate the substrate to keep it fresh & clean.They have no desire for any plants or breeding . They are extremely peaceful invertebrate only growing to a max size of 1". Fish will not bother these clams and are ignore them like rocks.They grow about 1" max and live up to 7 years. Once estrablish Freshwater clams are a truly no-maintenance pet, they require no additional food supplement , they will feed on bacteria and debris in the water to keep them alive. They can survive up to 0 Celsius(33 F) True survivor! Will do great in Ponds.
CLAM FACTOR:
- Keeps Gravel Clean and Aearated.
- Cures Cloudy and Green Water.
- Filter and clean the water biologically, no need for expensive filters. Wonderful for Nano Tanks.
- Reduces Nitrates!(eat harmful bacteria)
- Great for filtering fry rearing tanks, these creature do not eat fish.
- Can be put in a wet/dry for a bio-filter.
- Requires little to no attention. Suitable for many water condition.
- Does not eat plants or harm fish at all. Does not reproduce easily.
- Produce almost no waste.
- Reduces Blue Green Algae
- You can put empty shells into your filter to raise water hardness, great for African Cichlid tanks.