Has anyone heard of the "shark tooth clam"? I know there from thialand and grows 5-6 in. Any additional info would help. Thanks
Freshwater clam
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the problem is they are filter feeders. with out a concesnt supply of micro organisms they dont do well. they can easy dig into the substrate, die and you would never know. this can lead to fouling your water.
I have several of these. I find them to be fairly hardy compared to other clams/mussels I have kept.
If you can, keep them in an aquarium with a high bio-load. Generally, if you have them housed with larger fish that won't try to dine on them and feed your fish regularly (maybe even increase feeding frequency for the sake of your mussels) they should be fine. However, it would be wise to purchase invertebrate food. You can either go online and purchase some or ask your local pet store to order some for you.
I had several housed with a large Oscar and an electric catfish that did very well (until the Oscar discovered how to eat them). Currently I have 1 in a snail tank that has a high green-water content, and another housed in a feeder tank.
Lots of small fish = lots of poop = lots of food for clam.
If you can, keep them in an aquarium with a high bio-load. Generally, if you have them housed with larger fish that won't try to dine on them and feed your fish regularly (maybe even increase feeding frequency for the sake of your mussels) they should be fine. However, it would be wise to purchase invertebrate food. You can either go online and purchase some or ask your local pet store to order some for you.
I had several housed with a large Oscar and an electric catfish that did very well (until the Oscar discovered how to eat them). Currently I have 1 in a snail tank that has a high green-water content, and another housed in a feeder tank.
Lots of small fish = lots of poop = lots of food for clam.
Eugh, I know a guy who tried zebra mussels in his tank, just to see what would happen.
This was just an experiment, but it went terribly wrong.
They bred ridiculously fast. Shells everywhere. The filter was full of them, they were on every surface, they were in his fish's gills.
Moral of the story: No zebra mussels.
This was just an experiment, but it went terribly wrong.
They bred ridiculously fast. Shells everywhere. The filter was full of them, they were on every surface, they were in his fish's gills.
Moral of the story: No zebra mussels.
Plaid;4105963; said:
In the fishes gills? I call Bull**** on this, zebra mussels do indeed over populate in the wild where they have an unlimited supply of food but in an aquarium they would be just as limited as any other filter feeder. They need the same microscopic organisms as any other clam. i would have to see more than "some guy told me" to believe zebra mussels taking over a enclosed system. They are not some magical creature, they need food just like any other filter feeder and in an enclosed system the amount of food is severely limited.