Mantis and clams ?
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Yes you can. Rinse/agitate them first in tank water to remove any possible impurities. You can do the same with ram shrimp and even a crab claw. Be sure to remove shell scraps
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Freshwater; no
The difference animo acid chemistry over time won’t be good for them.
Stick to saltwater feeders or frozen. There’s “little neck” clams that are visually the same as freshwater clams that come from the Florida gulf, you can buy those frozen or alive.
I buy mine frozen locally, I primarily feed krill but it gives them something to hit once in awhile.
You can also get them from the deli but I feel safer using this brand for years, my box crab lives exclusively on them.
My other food source is looking for sick or dead livestock in the LFS and asking for them at a massive discount, they’re likely going to waste anyways and is a good way to make them not a total loss for the LFS. You can even freeze some of them yourself.
I also never remove the shells of the clams, they make perfect building material for their burrows, it’s like free rubble.
The difference animo acid chemistry over time won’t be good for them.
Stick to saltwater feeders or frozen. There’s “little neck” clams that are visually the same as freshwater clams that come from the Florida gulf, you can buy those frozen or alive.
I buy mine frozen locally, I primarily feed krill but it gives them something to hit once in awhile.
You can also get them from the deli but I feel safer using this brand for years, my box crab lives exclusively on them.
My other food source is looking for sick or dead livestock in the LFS and asking for them at a massive discount, they’re likely going to waste anyways and is a good way to make them not a total loss for the LFS. You can even freeze some of them yourself.
I also never remove the shells of the clams, they make perfect building material for their burrows, it’s like free rubble.
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