Hitchhiker ID Help

aquarist.lindsey · Sep 1, 2020

Came off a live rock at the lfs... anyone know what it is? I didn’t see anything like it on the pinned guide for this forum. (It’s the thing that looks like a nut.. I’m guessing slug?)

Reverend Turtle · Sep 1, 2020

It's a clam. Won't harm anything.

mtfish · Sep 1, 2020

Looks like some type of boring clam.

aquarist.lindsey · Sep 1, 2020

Reverend Turtle said:
It's a clam. Won't harm anything.

mtfish said:
Looks like some type of boring clam.

Okay, thanks for the quick replies! Is there anything special that I need to do for it care/feeding wise??

mtfish · Sep 1, 2020

Non-photosynthetic clams are 100% filter feeders. They may survive for a while in our tanks, but most do not get enough plankton to survive. I am sure there are some on this forum that can keep them alive with dosing of phytoplankton.

aquarist.lindsey · Sep 1, 2020

mtfish said:
Non-photosynthetic clams are 100% filter feeders. They may survive for a while in our tanks, but most do not get enough plankton to survive. I am sure there are some on this forum that can keep them alive with dosing of phytoplankton.

Okay good to know, thanks!