Wife brought it home from the beach?

[Michael Cronmiller]

Ok...so I get home from work and find this guy on my cooler...she said he was just on the beach, I didn't know what it was...lol...is there any chance of something bad happening if I try to put it in my tank to keep it alive...just have it in some salt water right now....never kept clams...it is still alive at the moment

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I would do it.

Correction , have done it.

A bunch.

What ocean is it from. I'm in San Diego , the water is cold so a lot of them don't survive.

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

I would do it.

Correction , have done it.

A bunch.

What ocean is it from. I'm in San Diego , the water is cold so a lot of them don't survive.

Atlantic..we're in South Florida

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

I would do it.

Correction , have done it.

A bunch.

What ocean is it from. I'm in San Diego , the water is cold so a lot of them don't survive.

It's actually about the size of a golf ball

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

If you have a good display tank then don't ever place any wild caught into your main tank without a QT.
The wild caught one might carry some parasite, bacteria that can wipe out your tank.

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

If you have a good display tank then don't ever place any wild caught into your main tank without a QT.
The wild caught one might carry some parasite, bacteria that can wipe out your tank.

That's kinda my concern

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

Any kind of dip I could use to ensure it is safe

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Dang. I've been doing it for all these years.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Any kind of dip I could use to ensure it is safe

None.

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

None.

Bummer thanks a bunch...still might try it....have you had anything bad happen from beach critters?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Bummer thanks a bunch...still might try it....have you had anything bad happen from beach critters?

No.

The only goofy thing I've had happen was when I put oysters from the store (from the Baja of ca same as turbos) they came with mud on them. I did a fresh water dip and got worms off and scrubbed them.

So do a visual for small starfish and snails. If you do a fresh water dip , shake the clam to keep it closed.

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

No.

The only goofy thing I've had happen was when I put oysters from the store (from the Baja of ca same as turbos) they came with mud on them. I did a fresh water dip and got worms off and scrubbed them.

So do a visual for small starfish and snails. If you do a fresh water dip , shake the clam to keep it closed.

Ok cool, thanks appreciate it [emoji482]

 

[Kmsutows]

Unless it's captive born it has to come from the ocean some how!

 

[sullyman]

Looks like a Oyster

 

[John Hughes]

Any kind of dip I could use to ensure it is safe

Bayer

 

[7hogwarts]

I'ld be nervous about going straight from the ocean to the display tank without some sort of dip. I use pro coral cure. Sometimes hydrogen peroxide too.

 

[Mr. Bill]

Dang. I've been doing it for all these years.

When I lived in Florida, I stocked an entire tank with fish and critters I caught while diving, and collected NSW for water changes. I never had any problems.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

When I lived in Florida, I stocked an entire tank with fish and critters I caught while diving, and collected NSW for water changes. I never had any problems.

Soooo jealous.
Here I'd need a 65 degree tank. And a loan to keep it running.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

When I lived in Florida, I stocked an entire tank with fish and critters I caught while diving, and collected NSW for water changes. I never had any problems.

I used to fish up and keep all the fishes I caught from Huntington Beach, Daytona Beach, Laguna Beach (rays, baby sharks...etc), everything were fine for quite sometime (maybe few years I don't remember exact time) until 1 day like usual I placed a newly fish into a main tank (after 2 months QT) and the old fishes started to die 1 by 1 without any reason within 24 hours and the one that stay alive is a new fish, so it carried something that able to kill off other fishes. I also have same exact problem with wild caught freshwater fishes, you can get everything good for years but only needed 1 bad time, 1 bad fish to wipe out entire tank over night!