clams

[pmemo]

what should I know to keep clams in my tank?
I am planning to buy a couple of them. I have 29G reef tank with few smal corals, chromis, a tiny blue tang and lots of live rocks.
I dose B-Ionic and reef vital dna every other day.
Any advice will be helpful for me.
Thanks.

Oh, I forgot to say that I have 175W MH with 12K bulb and amiracle 75 wet/dry.

[drake66]

They need ALOT of light, 175w wouldnt be enough in my opinion, and they like lots of calcium and a solid alkalinity. and solid levels across the spectrum :)

[pmemo]

can I keep it right next to sebae anenome?

[drake66]

dont you think it'll sting the clam? :o

[pmemo]

I think it may sting the clam. does it really do?

[drake66]

What do you think? :p if you tap the glass hard enough, the clam will close, imagine a sting from that anenome?

[SOREVIV476]

you will be fine with any mh. i dont think its the amount of watts what matter is the spectrum ( dont quote me on that i am a lil bit buzz3d ) i have a derasa in a 5.5 gln and i only have 36w of power compacts. the derasa is the easiest to keep and it does well under pc. i read up on it before i got them. if you get them small you are going to have to feed them. i would suggest to get them 3inches and larger.

when i had my old tank up. i never dosed calcium or any other supplements. i did a weekly water change and all was good. if you do weekly water changes that should be sufficient the water change replaces all the lost calcium.

i dont know if an anemone will hurt the clam but my clam is right next to my frogspawn and the tentacles touch its mantle all day. i dont see any thing wrong with its mantle. i even move the clam a bit aways from the frogspawn and it works its way back. ( he must really like that spot. anyhow, you should be fine with what your doing and the lights you have . if you have allot of sps and are going to get a couple of clams. i would suggest to test your calcium because the clams and sps do suck up allot of calcium. let us know how it go's

heres my deresa.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55581017F418118-743E-49C7-8FBA3081DA21687D.JPG



here he is next to the frogspawn when the frogsawn is fully extended it covers a bit of its mantle

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/5558121482654AC-20E9-4442-AD559BB4978FCC89.JPG

[masterswimmer]

I agree with SOREVIV476. I have a derasa under T-5's. It is thriving. A maxima would do fine under your MH also. I think you should even be able to keep a crocea up high. Like SOREVIV476 said, try to get a clam at least 3". Once they attain that size it becomes photosynthetic and there will no longer be any need to direct feed it.

Good luck. They are a beautiful addition to any tank. BTW, I don't dose anything either, but I am very religious about my weekly water changes.

Russ

[drake66]

dude that clam is sexy

[SOREVIV476]

its my fav clam tony, i have it really high in the 5.5 the light is prob like 5 inches away from it.

here is a pic so you can see how high it is and the light i am using

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/555810644A4D25C-DEAA-4DE1-A832D405420136D3.JPG

[pmemo]

Thank you all for kind advice.
Let me ask you one more. What kind clam should I begin with?
I like to go with easiest and cheapest one first. Corocea needs stronger light? Your deresa looks great. I don't think I have seen it in real. Which clam is hardest to keep and most expensive?

[masterswimmer]

The crocea would be the most challenging to keep. Probably the most expensive too. A nice derasa or maxima would be good. I'd go with the maxima, more variations of colors.

Russ

[pmemo]

yeah, I will start with maxima or derasa. Thank you.

[masterswimmer]

Originally posted by pmemo
yeah, I will start with maxima or derasa. Thank you.


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