This is how a (fresh water clams) adult size that you need to know

[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

Hi, guys, I have taken a video of Fresh water clam adult size, have a look at

 

[Faebinder]

I keep hearing about clams harming fish so I'm not sure I should have any in my pond.

 

[Rajesh]

Does this produce pearl?

 

[Tula]

Short time lapse video, showing clams filtering water.

 

[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

No, they will not be placed in the pond, only in your filter bed, the biological chamber

I keep hearing about clams harming fish so I'm not sure I should have any in my pond.

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[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

No, it will not, the ones that produce pearl is different species

Does this produce pearl?

 

[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

wow, thanks for sharing

Short time lapse video, showing clams filtering water.

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[Faebinder]

wow, thanks for sharing

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So what exactly happened in the video? They are algae?

 

[Faebinder]

No, they will not be placed in the pond, only in your filter bed, the biological chamber

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Mmm skimmer? Will they winter ok?

 

[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

So what exactly happened in the video? They are algae?

The clarity of your pond water is affected by the amount of microscopic plants, such as phytoplankton and algae, and other organic materials it contains. Algal blooms caused by high phosphorous, nitrogen, or animal wastes, typically turn the water green, but as these decompose, the water may turn brown. and fresh water clams feed on them

 

[Faebinder]

Google do clams harm fish and I see "Clam embryos develop inside the clam. The larvae of fresh water clams cling to the gills or fins of fish as parasites. This can harm stressed fish. Freshwater clams are also called mussel."

 

[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

Google do clams harm fish and I see "Clam embryos develop inside the clam. The larvae of fresh water clams cling to the gills or fins of fish as parasites. This can harm stressed fish. Freshwater clams are also called mussel."

I don't see that thank you for this information.

 

[Jhn]

Just unionid mussels attach to fish gills to complete their life cycle that are found in North America. There are other clams found in freshwater that do not require fish to attach to during the larval stage.

From my understanding even the Unionid mussels would need to be very over populated in a pond to adversely effect the gills of fish located in the pond.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

It would take a sizeable population of any freshwater bivalve to noticeably affect the water clarity on the typical garden pond. Notice the number of clams in the small aquarium in the video. Multiply this by the capacity (gallons) of your pond.
This is not to say that they would not be a welcome addition to the overall diversity of a pond.

 

[Giovanni Carlo Bagayas]

So, It is still safe to add them to filtration system?