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Substrate Burrower Clam - Golden Clams
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Substrate Burrower Golden Clams

THERE MAY BE A WAIT ON THESE FROM TIME TO TIME.

a.k.a. Freshwater Asian Clams

(Corbicula fluminea)

Native to: Tropical South Asia, Africa, and Austrailia

Larger than a nickel, smaller than a silver dollar, and usually about the size of a Quarter. You do not need to feed them, they are filter feeders, and they will feed off micro-organisms and waste in your aquarium! When you first get them, acclimate them as you would any other new fish, drop them in your aquarium, and gently push them just a touch into your substrate. They prefer to bury themselves in "small" gravel or sand substrates, so no larger- sized rock substrates. They will move around on their own, and will NOT disturb your plants or their roots.

STOCKING INFO: for aquariums use 1 snail per 6 square inches of substrate space. For Ponds use up to 1 per gallon.

Minimum order: No less than 10Do freshwater clams breed parasites?

QUESTION: I heard that when freshwater clams breed, their offspring are parasites that kill the fish is this true?

ANSWER: No! Their offspring are not parasites, they are clams. The same water filterers not parasites. Not sure where you heard that but that is not true. There is a difference between freshwater mussels and freshwater clams this is where the confusion comes in. Mussell larve are, Clams are not. Mussells are not clams and are also illegal to sell.


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1. Linda on 4/18/2013, said:

I had about 20 clams in a 55 gallon tank. When you would clean the gravel it would raise them out of where they were tucked into and in a little bit they would nestle themselves back down in the gravel. I loved watching them and felt they did help with cleaning. Only one problem when my clown loaches got big the cracked them open like pistachios. Five at a time the empty open shells would be on top of the gravel. Just want to share that if you have large loaches this might happen to you. Other wise I loved them.
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2. Todd on 7/2/2011, said:

Recieved exactly what I ordered. All alive, shells all opened and burrowing began within minutes of adding them to my substrate. Very pleased.
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