Clam?

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

Hello everyone,

This morning I noticed this thing in my tank. I've never seen it before, and I'm guessing it's been in my tank for a long time. It looks like a clam of some sort, but I've never had a clam, so I'm not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[Tray21]

Looks like a scallop to me based on the pictures, but i could be wrong.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I do have a few hitchhiker bivalves in my tank so it's possible

 

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

I do have a few hitchhiker bivalves in my tank so it's possible

Should I leave it?

 

[ryanjohn1]

Thank you for taking care of that slime in the sewers

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Should I leave it?

Yea, see where this goes

 

[Tired]

I'd guess mussel, not clam, but there's very little practical difference. Filter-feeders, harmless, tend to starve in newer tanks.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Should I leave it?

As mentioned, yeah, keep it. Bivalves are harmless filter feeders; some do well in our tanks, but others tend to starve. If you want to try and help yours do well, you can feed phytoplankton like Isochrysis (Isochrysis galbana [T-Iso]), Chaetoceros (Chaetoceros sp./spp.), and Thalassiosira (Thalassiosira sp./spp.) or a blend containing one or more of those.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I received a clam that looks like a regular clam you would get a the grocery store with my tbsw live rock. It smelled good so I put it in my refugium. It berried itself and every once in awhile I dig him out for a smell test and put him back.