donnoj Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I purchased a coral this weekend and found what appeared to be a muscle jammed in one of the live rock crevices that the coral came attached on. This morning it was several inches away in the sand bed. I haven’t seen allot of posts on muscles, so I'm wondering, do these bivalves survive in aquariums, and if so how do I care for it? Link to comment
dshnarw Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I had a couple on some live rock for about 6 months until the tank crashed. Never did anything for them other than avoid putting new corals on top of them, and they seemed fine. Most are filter-feeders, all non-photosynthetic. They generally attach to a rock and never leave, so that it's in the sand now would be a cause for some concern. I would check to make sure it opens up on occasion. If not, you may want to move it onto a rock and see if it seems happier. Link to comment
sephroth_r1 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I had em, tough little guys, they came encrusted on the rock I had for my 3gal. Neat to watch em spit up their leftovers Link to comment
donnoj Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 Well, this morning I can see the shell opened a little. I'm guessing it's filtering/feeding on nutrients in the water. It looks like a small version of 'muscles' I order in restaurants. I'm wondering what the survival rate is in aquariums, since I don't see much info about them on the forums. I think it's kind of cool having something else alive in my tank. I had a couple on some live rock for about 6 months until the tank crashed. Never did anything for them other than avoid putting new corals on top of them, and they seemed fine. Most are filter-feeders, all non-photosynthetic. They generally attach to a rock and never leave, so that it's in the sand now would be a cause for some concern. I would check to make sure it opens up on occasion. If not, you may want to move it onto a rock and see if it seems happier. I'll try moving it back to a rock today I had em, tough little guys, they came encrusted on the rock I had for my 3gal. Neat to watch em spit up their leftovers did you have to feed 'em of do they just filter stuff out of the water? Link to comment
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