coquina clams in reef tank?

[bowes813]

Has anyone ever put coquina clams in their tank? Would these cause a problem?

 

[Boostable]

Yes, and they won't make it.. My kids brought some home in a bucket, and I figured I would try and save them, but they will end up dieing... Looked cool for a week or two.

 

[seth16]

what are coquina clams?

 

[Samala]

I had some live for four or five months before finally dying, most likely due to starvation. "Some" is eight out of eighteen originals, so not a great survival percentage. They were not the typical ocean coquina though, a slightly different one I found from the lagoon here.

>Sarah

 

[seth16]

are they colored? im interested now?

 

[bowes813]

here is a picture of what they look like, they have multiple colors and you can pretty much find any color you are looking for at the beach besides black.

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[seth16]

those look cool, and you just find them, and they live (or dont) in your tank, well, that is kinda cool

 

[bowes813]

They are all over the place back in Clearwater, right were the water meets the sand, next time I am home I am going to have to grab a bunch to bring up and try out. After I figure out how to feed them since I dont want them to die.

 

[Boostable]

You can't feed them enough, they will die.