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    anyone know anything about freshwater clams ?

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    Went to a lake today and found gobs of little freshwater clams in the mud....so.....I brought some home...along with some water plants. I've rinsed them all off and have put some in a couple of my tanks....it didn't take them long at all to open up and start digging. The bettas thought this all very interesting and took a few nips at them...so I helped them along some by pushing them down into the substrate.

    Now, I've seen where freshwater clams are for sale for aquariums because they are supposed to be good for extra filtration....so I've read....is this true ?

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    I read that before (somewhere) and it is also supposely good for the substrate

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    Read on TFH that clams can act as filters. But they are also not easy. There must be stuff in the water for them to filter... Much like the fan shrimps...

    Check out the old issues of TFH or ask them which vol of the mag carried the article.

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    Thanks Just !

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    Emg, hope you didn't bring home those Zebra Mussels. Those are considered pests in the USA and was introduced into the Great Lakes and surrounding waters by ships that discharged their bilge water into the lakes.
    Fish.. Simply Irresistable
    Back to Killies... slowly.

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    nope...not zebra mussels, just plain freshwater clams. I'll take a pic of them and post it.

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    hey Bro u are in northeast US?
    I am now in Ohio near Cincinnati.

    Sent over here by company for 6 months.

    Any good recommendations for fish?
    Or u can lend me some betta for my stay?
    Then i can return them back to you when i am about to go back (Jan 2006).
    Don't want to buy as i don't know what to do when i go back Singapore...don't wanna kill them....or give them to pple who dunno how to take care of them...

    Best Regards,
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    Ohio is quite a ways away from me Leti...about a three days drive...lol...

    Hope you can find some fish to keep you company while you are here...enjoy your stay and welcome to the USA !!

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    OH....here's some pictures of the clams I brought home...so far they seem to be doing well...




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    Quote Originally Posted by Emg
    Ohio is quite a ways away from me Leti...about a three days drive...lol...

    Hope you can find some fish to keep you company while you are here...enjoy your stay and welcome to the USA !!
    Omg....3 days drive....where u live anyway?
    Northeast ma no?
    hahaha

    Then i dun think i wan to have fish...what will happen to them when i leave!?

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    I live in Connecticut...not far from Hartford And actually, I don't think it would take 3 days to get to Cincinnatti......not sure really...but lots longer than I'm willing to drive to deliver a fish....lol....

    Enjoy your stay !

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