NaH2O
Contributing Member
I think this may be a pretty basic question. Maybe not though, I've found that many things in this hobby seem basic, but are not. Here it goes.... If clams are filter feeders, then they wouldn't do well in a "clean" tank, right? So, if you had a monster skimmer, low bioload, and tried to keep your "undesirable" parameters (such as phosphates, nitrates, etc.) low, then they wouldn't do well? I have an idea that they receive some ,if not a lot, of energy from the symbiotic zooxanthellae. Which method of gathering energy supersedes the other - filter feeding or zooxanthellae? Do they rely on zooxanthellae when there isn't enough food to be consumed and vice versa? Could be I'm turning a simple process into a complex one, or it is in fact more complex than I thought......
EDIT: OK, I guess I should have titled this thread Basic Yet Complex QuestionS
EDIT II: Thank you moderator for changing Basic Question to Basic Questions...LOL
EDIT: OK, I guess I should have titled this thread Basic Yet Complex QuestionS
EDIT II: Thank you moderator for changing Basic Question to Basic Questions...LOL
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