I bought Zoanthids.. and I got a clam???

[CancerverO]

well I will post pics.. but I bought some zoanthids last sat and i just found out that they are attached to a clam... looks like this one..

what type is it? I do not have MH lights..

 

[Deanos]

Those clams are filter feeders and don't require any lighting.

 

[CancerverO]

ah ok.. cool.. so I can keep it..

 

[Deanos]

ah ok.. cool.. so I can keep it..

Yes, but not for long

Bivalve Mollusk Compatibility

Excerpt: Despite it's hardiness, your little neck is doomed to die. The first problem is that little necks are temperate. The second is that they require large amounts of micro (probably phyto) planktonic food. The only real danger is the pollution that the rotting animal will cause. You can avert that danger by removing the clam. It will make great fish food!

 

[jhale]

is the clam alive or are the zoa's just attached to a shell?

if the clams alive would that not mean it came from where the zoas did :scratchch

 

[CancerverO]

Deanos...

so the clam is gonna pollute my tank??? how bad.. perhaps I should take it out..

Jhale...

yes the clam is alive.. well I bougth this piece because of the Zoas.. i though the zoas where attached to a rock..

I will post pics as soon as I get home so you can have a better idea...

 

[Deanos]

so the clam is gonna pollute my tank??? how bad.. perhaps I should take it out..

I don't think "how bad" really matters, just that it may.

 

[CancerverO]

u right..im gonna monitor the water quality...BTW.. thanks for the info...

 

[jhale]

my point is if the zoas grew on the clam, the clam is used to the same water the zoas are, and will be ok in your tank.

I can't think of any reason why someone would glue zoas to a live mussel.

 

[CancerverO]

true!..

 

[JHOV2324]

maybe they wanted the zoas to be strong and have a mussel....:lol2:

Ok that was a corny joke back to topic :biggrin:

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

my point is if the zoas grew on the clam, the clam is used to the same water the zoas are, and will be ok in your tank.

I can't think of any reason why someone would glue zoas to a live mussel.

I second his opinion because I got quite a bit of corals frags attached to smaller clams and they all live.

 

[MikeyNYC]

I have one in my tank for about 7+ months already, opens and closes all the time, so I know it's alive. No special feedings, just what's thrown in for the fish and inverts.

 

[Petsolutions]

Filter feeder, won't require anything heroic as far as light. There is always a chance these little guys can die off and pollute the tank, but that can be said for any live organism in any aquarium I suppose and if we were all that worried about something possibly polluting our aquariums we'd probably have clear glass boxes with nothing but water in them, hehe.

My past experience with them has been a positive one. They don't do much for me visually, and I agree it's weird to be shipped zoanthids that are attached to them but at the same time part of me wants to say "cool" hehe.

John

 

[charile1]

If the clam is live...don't they bury themselves in the sand? That can't be good for the zoas.

 

[KathyC]

I've had this smiling clam in my 33 cube for over 6 months now. I don't know if the shrooms grew on him naturally or someone glued them on there but he's as happy ...as a clam!

 

[CancerverO]

here are the pics..it is cool but not really good looking..

 

[EmilyT]

zoas on each side???? that could be a problem.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

zoas on each side???? that could be a problem.

My little necks in the ecosystem refugium usually stand vertical like his pic unless it decided to move. I wonder what kind he has.

I love kathy's clam, mushroom arangement. Looks like a sci-fi starship.

 

[OctaviousMonk]

Hmm I second the clam burial thing, it it decides to move and bury istelf as clams of that sort do those zoas will be in trouble. It it dies your clean up crabs and shrimp will be happy, just don't feed the tank for a few days...