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03/26/2020, 04:01 PM | #1 |
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Can anyone ID this for me?
It’s been in my tank for about 5 years now and it was originally part of a bigger rock filled with polyps which migrated all over my tank. After my move, it was then covered by a bubble tip that split. I have always thought it was just part of the foundation rock and not alive but as of yesterday I noticed it was open and would close when I would do maintenance. It looks like some type of mussel, but I’ve never seen a mussel this thin or anything.... any thoughts???
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03/29/2020, 09:02 PM | #4 |
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It is one of the non photosynthetic bivalve. This mollusk is a filter feeder and will not live long in our aquarium.
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03/29/2020, 09:05 PM | #5 |
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Wow, your must feed some filter type food, becasue it need to filter feed not photosynthesis. You must have lots of natural filter feed for him. Almost unheard of to have a filter feeder in our aquarium unless we specifically target feed them with appropriate food.
Good for you to be able to keep a non-photosynthetic animal for that long.
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Thanks! Yea, I feed Coral Frenzy. I had a derasa and maxima clam for many years as well which is why I was feeding coral frenzy. I don’t target feed though. Happy to know that it’s not natural for it to live so long and mine is going strong! Cheers to that ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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04/23/2020, 09:17 PM | #8 |
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I have some of these for years. Nice to know what they are finally.
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