Tapes Japonica - what to feed them?

[rcl]

I am looking to keep feeder clams, Tapes Japnoica to be exact (manilla clams, japanese littleneck clams). I am planning to keep them in a 10g with a small bit of live sand and crushed coral, and probably nothing else at all. I am unsure what food(s) I should add to the tank, and how often I should add them. Also, would having several hundred of these small clams produce a serious biological load that I should be considering? I am planning to cycle the tank for them by adding ammonia every day to grow more bacteria faster.. would this be enough?

Thanks for any ideas here,
Robert

 

[Max]

well several 100 in a 10 sounds like ALOT if we are thinking about the same thing... anyways im ptretty sure they are filterfeeders so they will need some sort of zooplantone.

 

[ste2k3]

Live phyto maybe? not sure about no filter etc. But at least use some live rock and a powerhead.

ste