I want to try a clam

[Sharbuckles Reef]

Do you mind I pm you and ask questions?

No problem at all.

 

[minus9]

Make sure you don't keep the clam out of water too long and have bubbles trapped in the body

There is no issue taking clams out of water and trapped bubbles is another myth. Clams are completely exposed during low tide, which means the weather could be pouring rain, high temps, etc.. Clams can expel any trapped air on their own.

 

[alindell]

There is no issue taking clams out of water and trapped bubbles is another myth. Clams are completely exposed during low tide, which means the weather could be pouring rain, high temps, etc.. Clams can expel any trapped air on their own.

I'm pretty sure there is a disease associated with bubble being trapped..it irritates them and can kill them

 

[BryanM]

My foxface sadly started nibbling at corals. He never nibbled at my clam though.

 

[Manose]

My foxface sadly started nibbling at corals. He never nibbled at my clam though.

Yeah I am at a loss cause crabs gonna eat coral no matter what eventually and Foxface is hit or miss

 

[minus9]

I'm pretty sure there is a disease associated with bubble being trapped..it irritates them and can kill them

There's something called gas-bubble disease, but it's from the formation of dissolved gases that build up in the clam's tissue. For this to happen in our tanks, the temp would have to change drastically (from cold to hot/warm) or if there was a pressure change in depth, etc. It's not caused by having an air bubble inside the clam's body being trapped, which is easily removed by the clam itself by expelling it. As I mentioned before, clams are completely exposed to air during low tide and not all clams can close their shells (air-tight) to trap in water. Burping was a thing a long time ago, but much like the size myth, (needing to feed clams of a certain size) it's another myth.