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    Posted: February 07 2005 at 7:46pm
Burrowed into my live rock I've found several small, black bivalves.  They are about the size of a dime and have straight shell edges.  They seem to move around a bit since I just found another one perched atop a rock for the first time.  Otherwise, I've seen them burrowed deep into the rock.  Just wondering what they are - scallops, mussels, clams, etc?  Tank has been set up for over 3 months now and I've not fed them anything extra (phyto, etc) but they are still alive.  I'm wondering if I should feed them or if they will live or if they are bad or if there are any good reference web sites that could possibly help me ID them.
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You may not be too surprised to find that they are commonly called Burrowing Clams. They excrete a solution just acid enough to slowly dissolve rock for their burrow. I'm sure you can find plenty of info by searching for them by that common name.
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