Clam?

[Alexmmix111]

So I bought this coral a few months ago and it was on a rock that kinda looked like a clam but it never opened so I never payed attention to it. But then today I looked and it was open and I'm wondering what kind of clam it is. If it is a clam

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[Krzydmnd]

Looks like a scallop!

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[Reef noob_]

+1 on scallop. Probably not a clam.


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[Alexmmix111]

+1 on scallop. Probably not a clam.


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Good or bad?



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[Reef noob_]

Good or harmless, definitely not bad as long as it isn't multiplying like crazy (which it sounds like it's not)

Most likely just a beneficial filter feeder though.


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[Alexmmix111]

Good or harmless, definitely not bad as long as it isn't multiplying like crazy (which it sounds like it's not)

Most likely just a beneficial filter feeder though.


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Okay cool thank you


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[Krzydmnd]

A lot of scallops can actually swim so don't be too surprised if he tries to swim away if he's startled or feels threatened. [emoji23]

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[Penguin1176]

I bought a zoa frag on a scallop. Thought it was dead because it hadn't moved or opened for quite awhile. Then one day it was gone. Turns out it somehow swam and attached itself under a ledge on my live rock, killed the zoa's in the process as it kept staying in shadows.

Definitely a fun and unique creature to have though!!

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[Bent]

It will die unless you target feed it regularly. Even then it’s questionable.

Scallops don’t have very good success rates.

 

[Tripod1404]

It will die unless you target feed it regularly. Even then it's questionable.

Scallops don't have very good success rates.

I dont think you can target feed bivalvias. It will clog their filtering apparatus, which is also their gills. So it will cough it out and close. Particulate matter they filter out needs to be pretty diluted for it to work. Dosing the tank with food is a better option (but impracticable due to excess nutrition).

 

[Bent]

I dont think you can target feed bivalvias. It will clog their filtering apparatus, which is also their gills. So it will cough it out and close. Particulate matter they filter out needs to be pretty diluted for it to work. Dosing the tank with food is a better option (but impracticable due to excess nutrition).

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002209819090064J
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/7/inverts

 

[Tripod1404]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002209819090064J
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/7/inverts

Non of those talk about target feeding.

 

[Bent]

Non of those talk about target feeding.

I never said they did. I was giving the OP some articles.