tango

Hi

i found it when i was about to put the live rock in my tank. is this a clam? what do i feed it? and what does it do to the other fish and shrimp.

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Steve113

Clam?
or similar...

fishrule101

Scallop??

Steve113

Kangaroo?

sirdarksol

And I think Fishrule gets the kewpie doll. Check out "scallop" in wikipedia. They've got a few pictures, and the "live specimen" picture looks very similar.

tango

what do scallops eat will they my shrimp

sirdarksol

Unlikely. Most shelled critters like that filter feed. If this is the tank that's been set up for 7 months, it will probably take care of itself. The big thing that critters like this need is a lot of stuff in the water column. Some even actually absorb nitrate, either because they are adapted to feed off of it, or they grow algae/bacteria colonies that they feed off of, and the colonies need nitrate to survive.

tango

thanks

Steve113

It's self sustainable - so long as you have an established tank.
As darksol said

tango

sweet thats one more good thing to have in the tank

fishrule101

Yes!! I win!!!