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Originally posted by iamwhatiam52
While you are all hauling out buckets of great info on clams, can I ask you to go to the well one more time and say something about the preferred substrate of each species?
Rock?
Sand?
Rock covered in sand?
Shag carpet?
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considering that clams have no brains i would say they have no preference. but lets look at where they are found (most commonly) in nature. all of the clams we keep will most commonly be found up on the reef. some of the larger, faster growing ones CAN be found in sheltered sandy areas. "sand" is dynamic, it blows and moves, and will quickly cover any small/slow growing clam. this is why you wont find the smaller clams in sand and also why the others are most commonly found on the reef.