Has anyone. Ever..

[G60bv]

OK. So a weird one, and I can imagine a lot of you wincing at your screen..

I went to the fish market last weekend. And picked up a paella fish ingredients.
And I was looking at the bag of live calms and. Well thought. Um these are from the sea. I wounder if they will survive in my tank..

So I put 2 in a box. With holes in. And put them in the sump. I did acclimatise them over 2 hours. Mad hey both are alive and breathing..
They've come from South England cold sea. I think they are carpet shell calms..
Should be relatively pest free...

 

[Reefer40b]

Usually these don't live as our reef tank water is too warm...

 

[Cory]

Yup most likely be dead in a day to three max. Get them out because ammonia will rise.

 

[ReeferSteve]

I think it’s best you get them out before they begin to rot somewhere in your DT

 

[G60bv]

I did think the temp will be to much.. I only kept them for my copper band! I'll open one up and see if she will eat it..

 

[o2manyfish]

In an attempt to get some Colinis to eat last year I went to the Asian market and bought live oysters on Ice. I threw them in one of my outdoor sump tanks. Some of them lasted more than a few months. I would buy a dozen or more at a time. When I needed to feed I just pulled an Oyster and hit it with a hammer and then gave it to the angels. Oysters on the half shell... Fresh for weeks and weeks.

 

[Jamo7]

I’ve done this with clams. Mine lived awhile, eventually died and became food. I did see some months after putting them in though. I would do it again but I need very small clams and you don’t see them that small to often around my area. I just dropped them in and within hours they dig into the sand and I only saw shells later down the road. May still be some in there not sure I didn’t keep count.