Cherry stone clams?

[ChangDriX]

Hey I was reading the other thread about cleaner clams and I called the local hy-vee and they have a few pounds of cherry stones they from the ocean and out of Rhode Island...are these tank safe or will they die?

 

[Sploke]

I believe a tropical reef tank would be much too warm for them. You might be able to keep them alive in a coldwater marine setup, but even then I think it would be difficult.

 

[ChangDriX]

I know new england has warm hot summers and cold winters so you don't think it could happen?

 

[Sploke]

At the bottom of the Sound, in the mud where the clams live, I would be surprised it it got over 60 degrees at any point.

 

[joander123]

id second what sploke says. New england water never really gets to warm, not even on the surface... nevermind down on the bottom where the clams are taken from.

 

[ChangDriX]

****!

 

[ChangDriX]

i guess ill make 'em fish food.

 

[ChangDriX]

"These clams do not desire much light and in fact they will try to burrow into the sand or mud for cover. They tolerate a wide range of temperature (35 to 90 degrees F.). "

Sweet taken from the other thread about clams!!!!!

 

[joander123]

no kidding, i would have never imagined. This probably means that they are found throughout the Atlantic, not just in the new england area. I would be very careful on temperature acclimation however, because they may be able to withstand the temperatures... but they certainly arent used to it.

 

[Grins]

I've gone clamming in Maine when I lived there. The water even in the sand flats with the clams is cold. The sand even is cold.