Clams and shrooms?

[Old Guy]

Will shrooms take out a clam? I would like to add a clam to my tank but I don't want to kill it trying to find out what will or will not kill it. My tank is nothing but shrooms, rics and zoo's. There would be no escape for the clam even in the sand bed. Any thoughts?





Jeff

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I have shrooms on the same rock structure as my Derasa, Squamosa & Hippo clams. None seem to mind.

Will it's mantle be touching shrooms and zoos?

Anthony

[Old Guy]

Shrooms & zoo's overgrow everything so the mantle would probaly come in contact at some point.

[hockey nut]

Would like to see a pic of your tank.

Could you elevate the calm say on a new small pc of rock? or something to that effect. I think the shrooms being very close should be ok , I'm not sure about the zoos.

[Old Guy]

Pics in gallery.

[Richer]

There you go.

I'm curious also. I have a few stripped mushrooms on the small piece of rock my clam is attached to.

Awesome looking tank by the way

-Rich

[muck]

wow you weren't kidding about no escape for the clam!!
Tank looks great.

[bulletsworld]

HOLY MUSHROOMS!!!!!

[Old Guy]

Thanks guys. Too bad the pic really doesn't do it real justice. I have a new dslr on order .

Nice shroom farm eh!

I know an anemone stings clams and as far as I now shrooms are of the same family. Haven't seen too many things that fight them off. Probably better off not trying a clam I guess.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

If you reaaaallllly wanted to try a clam, I'm sure some of us (say me, say me) would be willing to help you make some room by offering to make new homes for some of those shrooms & zoos.

Seriously, those are nice corals you have there. You must be doing a lot of things right for them to be taking over the tank like that. If you're ever in Burnaby, send me a pm & you can come over to check out clams living with mushrooms & zoos.

Anthony

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