Clams move?

**cocoa_pleco** · 10-02-2008, 04:13 AM

Originally Posted by Holyvision

Same thing, different water

only saltwater clams are more beautiful!

**Gayle** · 10-02-2008, 04:15 AM

Wow that is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**squirt_12** · 10-02-2008, 07:12 PM

Thats really cool. I had no idea how they went about moving. I didn't think that it would be as simple as them just closing fast to create a gust of air to move them. Thats cool.

**flutterbye75** · 10-02-2008, 07:18 PM

That is the most beautiful clam I have ever seen!

**kaybee** · 10-02-2008, 10:46 PM

Nice one cocoa_pleco; definately a prize!

That type of SW clam tends to firmly affix itself to the rock or substrate and will get too heavy to move (being a type of giant clam and all).

I have seen some smaller bivalves 'swim' away on some television nature program before.

**squirt_12** · 10-02-2008, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by kaybee

Nice one cocoa_pleco; definately a prize!

That type of SW clam tends to firmly affix itself to the rock or substrate and will get too heavy to move (being a type of giant clam and all).

I have seen some smaller bivalves 'swim' away on some television nature program before.

Thats really cool that you saw them 'swim' on the show. Thats neat.