{"title":"Freshwater Clams","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"freshwater-golden-clam","title":"Freshwater Golden Clam - Corbicula Fluminea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginated in China, Korea, south-eastern Russia, and the Ussuri Basin. Now widespread in Europe and the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreshwater lakes and streams of all sizes with mud, silt, sand and gravel benthic substrate (The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTypically this bivalve grows up to 25 mm in length but larger forms are know which can grow up to 50 to 65 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImpacts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsian clam reaches high densities and colonises suitable substrates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has similar impacts to the zebra mussel, competing with other species for food and space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater based industries, such as hydroelectric power stations and water abstraction for household use may be faced with higher costs due to the clogging of intake pipes by this species.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the US one estimate from 1980 put the costs of correcting this problem at an estimated 1 billion dollars annually (ISSG).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey can also negatively impact on sand\/gravel abstraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fishcave Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57089976369477,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1033\/0977\/1077\/files\/Corbicula_fluminea.jpg?v=1770590670"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fishcaveaquatics.co.uk\/collections\/freshwater-clams.oembed","provider":"Fish Cave Aquatics Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}