do clams like current?

[BrentH]

how much can they tolerate?
thanks in advance
the mantle on mine kinda flutters from the current?

 

[Paul B]

I am not really sure but I have seen a lot of them in the South Pacific and none of them were in any current. They were all in calm lagoons in between mountains, I never found any where the current was moving, so I would imagine they do not like current.
Paul

 

[brettandlyndi]

they don't like a lot of current blowing across their mantle. a little bit of current is okay, but if you notice the mantle moving a lot, it's too much flow.

 

[spsdude]

Agree clams like low flow.

 

[Tyrosinase]

Like others have said, clams don't like much flow. The clam that will tolerate the most amout or flow is the crocea. If you have to much flow the clam may start to move or it may tilt to one side.

 

[broe33]

i have had clams in tanks with 75x turnover and they are doing great! As long as the flow is indirect i don't think they seem to mind.

But i do agree that a more gentle flow is best.

 

[Ti]

they lilke low flloow

 

[twon8]

croceas are normally found on reef crests, so they can handle flow, but others not so much.

 

[entropygain]

High flow in wild situations

High flow in wild situations

I was amazed at the density of clams in a reef cut in Bora Bora. The current was always several knots -- like a river and fast enough you can't even come close to swiming against it. The maximas were shoulder to shoulder.

On the other hand, also found lots of them in the lagoon in areas with almost zero flow.

So while I wouldn't put a powerhead blowing directly at one, I would imagine they can tolerate most flow conditions.

 

[Paul B]

Entropygain, I diden't see any in current in Bora Bora but you are probably correct. Of course I diden't look in every cut. I was too busy looking for moorish Idols. But I did wonder If I could hide a bunch of those beautiful clams in my luggage :lol:
Have a great day.
Paul

 

[Johnsteph10]

If a clam's mantle is ruffled by the current, it is probably too much. Just a quick rule of thumb.