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Originally posted by mbbuna
no again, clams are animals that just happen to host/use/farm a plant for there benefit.
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Well.......I think its more then just "happen to host" Who is hosting who?The Zoox can live outside the clam..... but the clam cant live with out the zoox.
So when I say "clam care" are we caring for the clams or the algae in side the clam?
Do we keep clams or Zooxanthellae in our aquariums?
Does a wild coral reef grow coral or zooxanthellae?
Sure becomes evident when the algae decide to become motile and up and leave the reef during warm water events.
We look at it from the perspective of the clams.
But its actually the algae we are attempting to please inside our aquariums.