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February 18, 2005
Clams!
Received my order of gold Asian freshwater clams yesterday and dropped two into each tank. As of this morning, the 2 in the 5.5 gal are still sitting around while the 2 in the 3 gal have completely burrowed themselves into the substrate. Of the 2 in the 12 gal, the smaller one has disappeared into the gravel while the biggest one is still hanging out on top. Wonder if I'll ever see them again. =p
On a more depressing note, my bamboo shrimp died last night and I think it was because of our giant female gold barb. When I was feeding them earlier I noticed that the bamboo shrimp seemed to be ok. An hour or so later I noticed it was upside down front and center in the bottom of the tank so I went to take a closer look. While I was watching, the gold barb came by and started to nibble at it. The shrimp wasn't quite dead yet so did try to get away but it's not as nimble as the smaller ones so couldn't seem to get away as quickly. Eventually it found its way into the right front corner and seemed safe for awhile but I guess the damage was done cause it died soon after. Damnit, I really wanted this one to survive. Guess I'll have to go pick up a larger one from AF. =p
Posted by ronin at February 18, 2005 12:27 PM