Is my clam dead?

[Melonlink]

about 5 days ago, i got a clam from the ocean, fed it goldfish food (flakes) , made it and saltwater. then it opened up. but now, its laying with its shell wide open lying on its side spilled-like. (pictures below) I have sand for it too. can anyone please help me quick?

 

Thank you everyone who is taking their time to read this and help me. I really appreciate it.

 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

[patback]

As a door nail.

 

How did you make the saltwater?

[HarryPotter]

It was dead in the before and after pictures... A wide open clam is a dead clam

[jack1978]

As a door nail.

How did you make the saltwater?

Mortons.

[CJJon]

[Melonlink]

As a door nail.

 

How did you make the saltwater?

I had 1,000 grams of fresh water (tapwater), and 30 grams of salt. But today I brought it seawater from the ocean..

[HarryPotter]

I had 1,000 grams of fresh water (tapwater), and 30 grams of salt. But today I brought it seawater from the ocean..[/size]

In the before picture the clam is dead.

 

You picked up a dead clam (basically just a shell). It's not going to become alive any time soon, even with natural seawater

[Neebles]

You mean it's not Frankenclam?

[Melonlink]

If the clam is surely dead, then can anyone please give me advice for my next?

or tell me what I need?

I only have my money from allowance, so i only get $5 a week.

But I've already saved up about $50.

I can get another clam from the beach(closed), but i'll need a cheap setup for it. I will appreciate any advice and i promise to send photos and updates on how i'm doing.

I had 1,000 grams of fresh water (tapwater), and 30 grams of salt. But today I brought it seawater from the ocean..

When I found it (at the beach), it was still tightly closed. could it have already been dead?

[HarryPotter]

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If the clam is surely dead, then can anyone please give me advice for my next?

or tell me what I need?

I only have my money from allowance, so i only get $5 a week.

But I've already saved up about $50.

I can get another clam from the beach(closed), but i'll need a cheap setup for it. I will appreciate any advice and i promise to send photos and updates on how i'm doing.

 

When I found it (at the beach), it was still tightly closed. could it have already been dead?

Sadly if it was closed it was alive, but now it's dead.

 

It is much more complicated to keep a clam than just water. Here's a good link to look at

 

http://m.wikihow.com/Set-up-a-Marine-Reef-Aquarium

Oh and on most beaches it's illegal to take livestock without a license btw

 

You are better off at a fish store

[Fnard]

[jambon]

My advice is the clam you got lives under the sand bed... if you wer to find a rock wi some oysters or mussels attached you would have more luck... make sure the sea water does not sit too long as it will get smelly from the life in it dying. Save a few allowances and get a small glass tank and experimaent... you will learn a lot. Must be nice to live by the sea and have that available!

[Melonlink]

My advice is the clam you got lives under the sand bed... if you wer to find a rock wi some oysters or mussels attached you would have more luck... make sure the sea water does not sit too long as it will get smelly from the life in it dying. Save a few allowances and get a small glass tank and experimaent... you will learn a lot. Must be nice to live by the sea and have that available!

Thanks.

[Sancho]

this post confuses me........which is not hard to do. Why is the clam on a dinner plate with sand?

[Sancho]

If you dont mind me asking? How old are you? If your under 14 this makes all kinds of sense. And if your under 14 ask all the questions you want. If your older than 20 GFY troll. <---a kid wont get that

[Newtybar]

If you dont mind me asking? How old are you? If your under 14 this makes all kinds of sense. And if your under 14 ask all the questions you want. If your older than 20 GFY troll. <---a kid wont get that

 

You'd be surprised at what kids get. When my brother was 10, he knew all the l33t speak.

[Clownfish2004]

If the clam is surely dead, then can anyone please give me advice for my next?

or tell me what I need?

I only have my money from allowance, so i only get $5 a week.

But I've already saved up about $50.

I can get another clam from the beach(closed), but i'll need a cheap setup for it. I will appreciate any advice and i promise to send photos and updates on how i'm doing.

When I found it (at the beach), it was still tightly closed. could it have already been dead?

Technically you are not aloud to take wildlife from beaches unless you have some special perm-ant but...I guesses it is fine...I would recommend buying one form your LFS and keeping it in a fully functional saltwater matured reef.I am getting a 3 gallon picotope build setup and I will be hopefully doing some stuff with clams so check that out when it is available.

[HarryPotter]

Technically you are not aloud to take wildlife from beaches unless you have some special perm-ant but...I guesses it is fine...I would recommend buying one form your LFS and keeping it in a fully functional saltwater matured reef.I am getting a 3 gallon picotope build setup and I will be hopefully doing some stuff with clams so check that out when it is available.

You went from sharks in a huge tank to clams in a 3G? Do you have any idea how hard it is to have clams in a 3G? Dosing? Salinity?

[Clownfish2004]

Bro calm down.I was steared away from the sharks about two months ago and I even told you.And I know it is not going to be easy but just give me a break and a chance before you explode on me please.I know what I am doing and I have great person to reference to.

[Elizabeth94]

This is an old thread clownfish.