mussels and clams?

[tglassburner]

Has anyone ever tried to keep loaches with mussels and or clams? do the loaches eat these or leave them alone?

[hemi]

welp i have a few asian clams and an asian mussle in my tank
if the clams/mussles are alive i dont think theres any way for a loach to eat them
my loaches would appear to clean the outter open edge of the clam/mussle
but upon touching them the clam/mussle would close up

i have since moved them to the sump
they kept moven around to much

[mistergreen]

i've always wondered what clams eat.. they're filter eaters right? does an aquarium off the right whatever it is they eat?

[poeticpyro]

i'd say you could try it, but mine have taken down very large snails and even the little clams, bigger clams might be okay... probably depends on the loach's personality...

ex: two of the clowns LOVE shrimp, but the other 5 could care less...

[Emma Turner]

I have a feeling that Frank M. Greco (who imports fish and sometimes posts on here) keeps the clams in his hillstream loach tank. I might be wrong but I think I remember him posting pics a while back.

Emma

[tglassburner]

I saw some at the LFS and wanted to see if they would get eaten before i buy them.