cleaning clam shell?

[wyattroa]

Just wondering on something..might be a dumb question. I have about a clam in my old tank which is still set up at my in-laws which has been neglected. The clams shell has some algae growing on it and I would like to clean it off before introducing it to the new tank since I am starting out with dry rock and new sand in the new tank. I don't want to bring anything unwanted into the tank. Is this possible?
Robert

 

[celamb89]

take is out, scrape it with a toothbrush be careful with the foot and the top part of the shell, you dont want to scrape any of the flesh...

I have 2 clams and I cleaned them this way before introducing them in order to clean any unwanted snails...

when u are done, put it in the tank and turn it in every angle possible in order to take all the air our, I believe they call it "burp" the clam or something like that

 

[Breadman03]

I've read that clams can be out of water for several minutes with no problem. (You would want to verify this) I would think that a toothbrush could clean much of the shell, taking care to avoid the mantle and foot.