A clam or just a bi valve?

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Is it a clam.
It's about ½inch

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Clams are bivalves along with oysters, mussels, and scallops!
You beat me to it!
Looks like an oyster of some sort. Clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, cockles, etc. are all bivalves, a class of two-shelled mollusks. With a few exceptions like Tridacna giant clams, most are non-photosynthetic filter-feeders that will starve in our reef aquariums, though hitchhiker bivalves can last a very long time. They feed on very small (2-20 μm) particles like phytoplankton, which can be dosed to sustain them and other unique filter-feeders.
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IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 52 57.8%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.7%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.4%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 16 17.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

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  • Automatic water changes

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  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

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  • Something else (explain in the comments)

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