My Tank Has A Hitchhiker Clam!

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    how exactly do they eat, do they have a mouth on the outside of there shell, or do they open their shell and eat that way?
     
    Puffer Chick, Sep 6, 2009
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  2. LVsuckerfish

    LVsuckerfish Fire Shrimp

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    Here are some mussels for you Malibu beach CA Low tide. the Green dots are Nems out of the water Cold water Nems.
     

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  3. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    yea, musselfs are neat! i remember always seeing a ton on the huntington beach pier *sp*
     
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  4. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    They are filter feeds and just strain the water for food
     
    oceanparadise1, Sep 6, 2009
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