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good points to remember, thanks critter
glad I found this thread today - there looks to be very few on this subject
was buying raw shrimp last night at the grocery & there were all different types of "live" aquacultured clams available - the smallest being Little Necks, about the size of a half-dollar (they also had live scallops) - they were all in a refrigerated case (like the butcher)
one thing I thought interesting - the clerk put the clam in a small lidded container and said the clam would suffocate if left in there too long w/o air vents (which he proceeded to make for me). I was amazed that they were truly alive, being out of water and sitting on crushed ice, let alone that they can suffocate in a air-filled container 5X their size.
clam was acclimated with a slow drip from the tank and placed in the fuge (now I know why the skimmer went crazy!)
he has extended his foot into a crevice in a neighboring rock and has extended his mantle onto the surface of the sand, drawing back into his shell whatever he can get his 'hands' on
pretty neat
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