How to thaw clam.

[Qutubhashmi]

Please tell me how to thaw clam and for how long before feeding to CBB.

 

[High ICP]

Put it on a plate
Put plate on counter
Until thawed?

I don’t know what a CBB is

 

[Hemmdog]

Have the clams sit in a basin of tank water for 30mins. Julianne the clam, feed to copperband butterfly.

 

[Qutubhashmi]

Put it on a plate
Put plate on counter
Until thawed?

I don’t know what a CBB is

It is copperbanded butterfly fis

 

[eatbreakfast]

Put it in a cup of water and drop it in. But you can also put it in the tank still frozen.

 

[ReefTeacher]

I buy large live clams and just throw them in the freezer for a few days. When I prepare them, I chop them as a whole clam is far too big. I quickly run the clam under warm water then split it open with a knife. I push on the frozen meat in each half of the shell and since it is still mostly frozen, it separates from the shell fairly easily. I chop the still frozen clam until quite small and return to the freezer in a bag. Then, everyday at feeding time, I take a small amount of the chopped clam, along with other frozen delights, and they thaw very quickly. My CBB eats it from the water column along with the rest of my fish.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I feed in the evening, so I typically place in the fridge in a little RO water and it is ready for evening feeding

 

[Mastiffsrule]

I buy large live clams and just throw them in the freezer for a few days. When I prepare them, I chop them as a whole clam is far too big. I quickly run the clam under warm water then split it open with a knife. I push on the frozen meat in each half of the shell and since it is still mostly frozen, it separates from the shell fairly easily. I chop the still frozen clam until quite small and return to the freezer in a bag. Then, everyday at feeding time, I take a small amount of the chopped clam, along with other frozen delights, and they thaw very quickly. My CBB eats it from the water column along with the rest of my fish.

Exactly this. Check out Paul b thread.

I buy biggest I can find. Bring them home. Split them open just enough to get a wood skewer or I use lollipop stick in to hold open a bit. If they are alive they will close up on the stick. Reason for opening them a bit b4 freezing is it helps opening later.

Later I take a yummy clam lollipop and run it under hot water 15 seconds. Then pry open easy since stick had it open and dig the clam out. It is easy to slice into thin silvers and chop while frozen and defrost by the time done chopping

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Mastiffsrule]

 

[Hermie]

 

[Mastiffsrule]

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[redfishbluefish]

Please tell me how to thaw clam and for how long before feeding to CBB.

Are you feeding the entire clam? I freeze them...makes it easier to shuck...and then cut them up frozen. They are easier to cut when frozen. You can cut paper thin slices if you wish. Chop to the size you want and put into a little tank water. A couple minutes in tank water, and ready to feed. Dependent on the size of a clam, and number of fish, you'll get a couple feedings out of a single clam.