freshwater clams

[Mushroomman]

is it possible to keep these clams in a pond, if so, how big do they get? All I know about them is they eat by siphoning microorganisms and bacteria, like all other clams. But if they ran out of food, what would they eat?

 

[Mushroomman]

oh yeah, they were at my lfs and they did not look like zebra mussels, they looked exotic.

 

[Mushroomman]

alas, I have been forsaken...

 

[catfishmike]

not yet mr.mushroom i now a bit.as long as you keep your pond running there should enough biological activity to create suspended particals for the clams to feed on.if there is and decaying vegetable matter or missed food you should be ok.but there is also the matter of the clams reproducing in your pond.the young will be disspersed into the water column at which point they become free floating parasties untill they develop more.i don't know how that could affect your fish but in a pond it shouldn't be a big problem as the clams are usualy not reccomended for aquariums.i hope that helps,and don't get too impatient.it just takes a while before someone with an anwser comes across the right question.

 

[Mushroomman]

thank you that was very helpful, i'm not impatiant, just bored!

 

[catfishmike]

btw how big is your koi?and speical kind or just plain koi?

 

[Mushroomman]

I dont know the kind, but they are, i guess,pretty colorful normal koi, maybe 8-10 inches

 

[catfishmike]

thats cool,i was kinda curious 900 gallons is good for about 2 medium to large koi.i love koi but i have no pond

 

[Mushroomman]

lol, oh yeah, sorry its a little late, but would these clams be a great benefit, or should i not even bother?

 

[Lotus]

Check out this link about clams in a pond http://www.fishpondinfo.com/snail.htm

 

[Mushroomman]

thank you for the info, i've decided to not even bother with them.