What kind of clams can I keep under 2x175watt 13,000K MH?

[Lilgrasshopper]

Lights are about 10" from the water. I'm tempted to get a bunch of maxima and/or crocea but don't know if I'll do justice to them under my lights. Being a relatively new tank too (1 month old).

Also, my cleaner shrimp just molted and is nowhere to be seen. I'm wanting to get a pair...but how do I tell which is a boy shrimp or girl shrimp? Will they pick on clams?

[Kyle McClain]

Clams will do fine under that amount of light. However I would wait several more months before adding any to your system.

Shrimp usually hide for a day or two after molting to let their exoskeleton harden up. Don't know how to tell the sexes apart. They should not bother clams either.

Kyle

[Don Davis]

I believe shrimps are hermaphrodites. Or I've been very lucky with pairing them. Anytime I have put 2 together, they both start carrying eggs. I'd just get another one and se what happens.

I agree with Kyle on the clams, I think they do better with dirty or nutrient rich water.

Don

[Lilgrasshopper]

Speaking of nutrients, I haven't fed anything to the tank yet. I still have a lot of algae that the snails and hermits haven't cleaned up yet...so I'm still hesitant about feeding. However, I do have 2 emeral crabs and a cleaner shrimp...do they need to be fed?

[Kyle McClain]

your live rock should have enough on it, but you could toss in a single shrimp pellet once a week if you want.

[Kyle McClain]

by the way if they are "emeral" crabs do they walk around the tank going BAM ! and kick it up a notch ?