C for clam; c for confusion

[daniella3d]

Clams eat phytoplankton. YOu may have had enough phyto in your tank.

It is well known that most of the baby clams don't make it and need feeding. YOu were lucky.

Some stores here don't even accept clams under 3" because they melt a lot.

Originally Posted by MMAX

Not necessarily. My maxima was only 1.5" and did not need any supplemental feeding. I was a bit uneasy about buying one this small but was assured by Ken @ BW that he'd be just fine without feeding. He gave me some live rotifers but I didn't have to target feed at all. Just threw a capfull in the display every day.