Reef Frog
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This might win "The Most Stupid Question of 2013 Award" if there was such a thing.
Last night my young nephew accompanied me to the LFS as I needed some live brine shrimp. We were looking at the tanks and i showed him the different Maxima & Derisa clams. The little seafood lover was fascinated and then asked me "Can People Eat Them?"
I told him not at $150 a pop....but I was wondering if they CAN be eaten. And do or have the native people of the Pacific islands use/used them for food? He will ask again and I'd like to let him know.
On another note, one of the clams had a tear in the mantle. I could peek into the interior but did not see much "meat". It was maybe an inch long on a six to eight inch clam. What would cause this? Will it heal or is that fatal? The clam looked fine otherwise and reacted to a shadow.
Thanks for reading this odd ball post.
Last night my young nephew accompanied me to the LFS as I needed some live brine shrimp. We were looking at the tanks and i showed him the different Maxima & Derisa clams. The little seafood lover was fascinated and then asked me "Can People Eat Them?"
I told him not at $150 a pop....but I was wondering if they CAN be eaten. And do or have the native people of the Pacific islands use/used them for food? He will ask again and I'd like to let him know.
On another note, one of the clams had a tear in the mantle. I could peek into the interior but did not see much "meat". It was maybe an inch long on a six to eight inch clam. What would cause this? Will it heal or is that fatal? The clam looked fine otherwise and reacted to a shadow.
Thanks for reading this odd ball post.