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Thanks bud, what type of clam? I don't eat shellfish. I think I saw someone mention little neck as well as "chowder clams". Do they open once frozen or do I have to pop em open? I really have zero experience with clamsI just drop it in frozen, but if the cbb is being picky you can thaw it first.
Thanks bud, just what I needed.I've been using "littleneck" clams and mussels, interchangeably. Names like "Cherrystone", "Littleneck" and "Chowder" refer to the same animal at different sizes. If you've got a smaller tank, and the copperband will have the clam almost all to himself, try cherrystones, as they're the smaller ones. Littlenecks are a bit larger, my reef-gang can make 'em go away in an hour or three, so they're about right for me. If I had a 500 gallon FOWLR filled with big tangs and angels, I'd want a chowder-clam or quahog - they're the biggest, and everybody would get a chance to grab a bellyful.
Mussels are on the smaller side.
~Bruce, still a bit amazed that the fish will hammer the littlenecks all day long, but leave the maxima unmolested
If the clam was frozen then it was not the cause of the ich.Can someone please tell me how to thaw clam before to CBB. I feed clam to my CBB and it caused ichh in the whole tank. Now it is gond. I believe the clam caused it. My question is how to thaw clam using what kind of water to avoid harmful germs.
Thanks alot sir for the useful adviceDrop a frozen clam into the tank, as the clam thaw out, it start to crack open and the CBB get first crack at it because of his beak. Once the clam open more, the rest of the fish move in and finish up the clam.
I agree with TJ that the clam was not the cause of the Ich outbreak. Also freezing will kill parasites, most likely but will not kill any/most bacterial. The bacterial just become dormant as the temperature drop.
I offered a fresh clam, just like those, he ignored it..Hikari clam in a shell
I had to let it sit almost 2 days and suddenly it was gone. Try dropping garlic extract on it as garlic is a good enticer to eatI offered a fresh clam, just like those, he ignored it..