bluehippo3
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I recently purchased 5 cherrystone clams to help reduce nitrates. I put them in the fuge and they buried themselves in my miracle mud. Is this o.k. or will this become a problem?
Cherrystone Clams In The Fuge w/ Miracle Mud?
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payton 350
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it's okay
bluehippo3
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yes you can, you should be fine with the ones you purchased.
bluehippo3
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all 5 of mine were frozen, and they are still alive today.
zman1
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Are these the cherrystones you catch.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
zman1
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Knock on wood 
notsure: ) for long term survivability
All six are alive. Three of the four little necks have moved to a new location, the last one is still opening and closing, but hasn't moved. The two cherry stones have opened, one turned itself over and the other is working on it.
notsure: ) for long term survivability All six are alive. Three of the four little necks have moved to a new location, the last one is still opening and closing, but hasn't moved. The two cherry stones have opened, one turned itself over and the other is working on it.
zman1
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Update on these - I bought 6 more a couple days later of the cherrystones (2-18 or 2-19).
Total lost 2 littleneck and 4 cherrystones This was over the last month and a half. At least they have had the common courtesy to raise out of the substrate right before croaking. Left are 2 littlenecks and 4 cherrystones. Based on this, I would not recommend them.
Total lost 2 littleneck and 4 cherrystones This was over the last month and a half. At least they have had the common courtesy to raise out of the substrate right before croaking. Left are 2 littlenecks and 4 cherrystones. Based on this, I would not recommend them.
reefkprz
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Originally Posted by b0bby1
o i thought they wer frozen but still littlenecks n cherrystones r from different climates, dont they need like water temp of 55 or 60. cus i catch them in mass. n the water theres like 50 in the summer. shouldnt u be putting tropical filter clams in
no actually they are the exact same clam just different sizes they are all three cherry stone quahog and little neck the same thing.
o i thought they wer frozen but still littlenecks n cherrystones r from different climates, dont they need like water temp of 55 or 60. cus i catch them in mass. n the water theres like 50 in the summer. shouldnt u be putting tropical filter clams in
no actually they are the exact same clam just different sizes they are all three cherry stone quahog and little neck the same thing.
reefkprz
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Originally Posted by zman1
Update on these - I bought 6 more a couple days later of the cherrystones (2-18 or 2-19).
Total lost 2 littleneck and 4 cherrystones This was over the last month and a half. At least they have had the common courtesy to raise out of the substrate right before croaking. Left are 2 littlenecks and 4 cherrystones. Based on this, I would not recommend them.
how did you acclimate them because from going on ice into your tank is a huge swing.
I usually bring them home and throw them in the fridge for an hour or two then put them in a dish of tank water at fridge temp, then after they purge bring them out of the fridge and let them slowly warm to room temp, then I float said container untill it reaches tank temp. then I drop them in. none of mine have died I have five.
Update on these - I bought 6 more a couple days later of the cherrystones (2-18 or 2-19).
Total lost 2 littleneck and 4 cherrystones This was over the last month and a half. At least they have had the common courtesy to raise out of the substrate right before croaking. Left are 2 littlenecks and 4 cherrystones. Based on this, I would not recommend them.
how did you acclimate them because from going on ice into your tank is a huge swing.
I usually bring them home and throw them in the fridge for an hour or two then put them in a dish of tank water at fridge temp, then after they purge bring them out of the fridge and let them slowly warm to room temp, then I float said container untill it reaches tank temp. then I drop them in. none of mine have died I have five.