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Freshwater Clams as F8 Food?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:28 pm
by Pufftastic
Has anyone ever fed live freshwater clams to their puffer? I have an opportunity to get some small ones, about 1/4" in size. I was thinking they'd need to be quarantined first (could they share a QT tank with ramshorn snails?), then be crushed before feeding, like I do to the snails.
Anything weird or dangerous about freshwater clams, or anything else I need to know?
Re: Freshwater Clams as F8 Food?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:19 pm
by hadla
im curious too... where did you get them?
Re: Freshwater Clams as F8 Food?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:15 pm
by Pufferpunk
Perfectly fine but I'd freeze them. I plucked about 500 water snails from a swimming lake I was at over the summer. Still have about a dozen left in the freezer.
Re: Freshwater Clams as F8 Food?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 12:48 pm
by Pufftastic
hadla wrote:im curious too... where did you get them?
A friend of a friend has a whole bunch and said I could have the really small ones.
Thanks for the info, PP! I'll definitely freeze them first. Looks like I'm going to give clams a try! Hope Hula likes 'em.
Re: Freshwater Clams as F8 Food?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:10 pm
by J-P
be careful which ones you take. Some are endangered. You don't want MNR down your back.
Re: Freshwater Clams as F8 Food?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 12:11 am
by hadla
Pufftastic wrote:hadla wrote:im curious too... where did you get them?
A friend of a friend has a whole bunch and said I could have the really small ones.
Thanks for the info, PP! I'll definitely freeze them first. Looks like I'm going to give clams a try! Hope Hula likes 'em.
oh ok, thought maybe you bought them which made me curious cause i only see those big 2-3 inch freshwater clams at aqualife