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cleaner clam dead/alive?


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    Default cleaner clam dead/alive?

    I got this cleaner clam for the refugium last week (supposed to be good for lower nitrates) and I don't know if the thing is dead or alive. When it arrived here it was closed and it's been closed ever since (at least when I have observed it). Is there any way to tell if it is dead or alive? By smelling it maybe?

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    Aren't they supposed to be pretty active critters? We were just reading on them last week thinking we might want some to help stir up the sandbed.
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    yeah I don't know? I can't really find much about a cleaner clam!

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    zoo-a-holic - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    #ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Pick it up and gentley try to open it. If it moves very easy, it is dead. If it is hard, it is alive! Smelling it can work too.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
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    can never beat the smell test... that or get your fingers gooey! lol

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