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marcusgonzales210
Tue, 27th Oct 2009, 08:56 PM
What would happen if I put a clam in a container with aquarium water and freshly thawed brine shrimp? would it be as good as phyto feast? It's all I have right now.
JimD
Tue, 27th Oct 2009, 09:02 PM
No, clams are filter feedes, if a solid like brine shrimp were to enter the gill area it would most likely kill the clam, dont do it...
Europhyllia
Tue, 27th Oct 2009, 09:06 PM
what do you think it would eat? The brine shrimp water? I am pretty sure the brine shrimp themselves would be too big.

I've been reading up on clam feeding lately and found this article:
http://somas.stonybrook.edu/~MADL/pubspdf/Emma-clamgrowth.pdf
Just thought I'd mention it since it seems that PhytoFeast might not be all that great for your clam anyway. At least not in comparison to Live Phyto like DTs.
marcusgonzales210
Tue, 27th Oct 2009, 09:17 PM
lol okay that's a big no no then huh? I'll just wait until I get some dts
MeteorFlower
Thu, 29th Oct 2009, 12:55 AM
I have a Crocea and a Derasa and they've always been happy and growing with just occasional feedings of phyto. I think they also filter out the cube water from feeding my fish, in addition to their natural photosynthesis. I think you should be okay until you get some more phyto!
ErikH
Thu, 29th Oct 2009, 12:58 AM
baby brine shrimp