Do I need to feed my clams?

[marinehobbist]

Do I need to feed my clams? How to do it?

[chinmo]

hw big is the clam bro? if under 3 inch, need to feed often. above 3 inch, they relie more on lighting, but won't hurt to feed them twice a week. i jus pour a bit of phyto into the tank, they will filter out the food.

[marinehobbist]

hw big is the clam bro? if under 3 inch, need to feed often. above 3 inch, they relie more on lighting, but won't hurt to feed them twice a week. i jus pour a bit of phyto into the tank, they will filter out the food.

Tks Bro. My clam is about 3 inches and he doesn't look too happy. What is phyto and can I get it from LFS?

[chinmo]

where u placing the clams? wat lighting u using? wat specis? wat u mean by it doesn't look happy? mantle nt expanding? or inlet siphon open very wide? u can get DT's live phyto at reborn.

[marinehobbist]

but i have problem feeding how'm i going tofeed

[Tanzy]

How do you know that your clam not looking happy is due to lack of feeding? Have you considered water quality, lighting, irritants, etc?

[FuEl]

I'll help you out on feeding. If you are intending to target feed your clam, get a plastic tank (those cheapo $2++ kind) and cover your clam by inverting the tank over it on the sandbed. Squeeze phyto under the tank to confine it close to the clam. After 10-15 minutes you might want to let in some new water and feed again, or you could do it another day. I did it once everyday for my 1.5 inch clam. Now it has grown bigger I don't do it anymore.

[marinehobbist]

I'll help you out on feeding. If you are intending to target feed your clam, get a plastic tank (those cheapo $2++ kind) and cover your clam by inverting the tank over it on the sandbed. Squeeze phyto under the tank to confine it close to the clam. After 10-15 minutes you might want to let in some new water and feed again, or you could do it another day. I did it once everyday for my 1.5 inch clam. Now it has grown bigger I don't do it anymore.

Will certainly try out this method. I'm a little confused on this - is phyto, DT ? If yes, do I need to dilute or straight from the bottle? Very green hobbist.

[FuEl]

YES...DT is phyto..I did'nt dilute. I just put enough into the inverted container until the water was slightly blur.

[Achilles Tang]

Suggest you provide us the following info first.

Your answer is directly related to your clam's condition and we can help you troubleshoot from there.

[marinehobbist]

Suggest you provide us the following info first.

Your answer is directly related to your clam's condition and we can help you troubleshoot from there.

Will do AT. I'll 'ma shang' do a writeout of my tank.

[tigershark]

i tot clams feed to nitrate in the water? pls confirm this as I read this some where.......

[bawater]

i tot clams feed to nitrate in the water? pls confirm this as I read this some where.......

zero NO3 reading on home test kits is more than enough for clams.

NO3 as a sole food. NO!

Clams to help lower NO3, (very expensive theory if u wanna try it out)

[19percula]

bro can post a pic of yr clam thanks