New Clam addition
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Tom,
High light is a must - so what type of lighting do you have, what depth is the clam at, and what color is it (as the brighter colors usually require higher light)?
Also, depending on the size of the clam, phytoplankton additions may be necessary (smaller clams must be fed, as they can't produce enough energy via photosynthesis, but this becomes less important as the clam grows larger) - so what size is your clam?
Kevin
[ February 28, 2002: Message edited by: Anemone ]</p>
High light is a must - so what type of lighting do you have, what depth is the clam at, and what color is it (as the brighter colors usually require higher light)?
Also, depending on the size of the clam, phytoplankton additions may be necessary (smaller clams must be fed, as they can't produce enough energy via photosynthesis, but this becomes less important as the clam grows larger) - so what size is your clam?
Kevin
[ February 28, 2002: Message edited by: Anemone ]</p>
Anemone,
Can you please let me know where it indicates that the clam must be feed? Not wanting to sound like I don’t believe it, but I need to read up on it more as I have a 1.5 – 2 golden max clam. Did read up on it, but I hope I did not miss something.
Thanks
Patrick
Can you please let me know where it indicates that the clam must be feed? Not wanting to sound like I don’t believe it, but I need to read up on it more as I have a 1.5 – 2 golden max clam. Did read up on it, but I hope I did not miss something.
Thanks
Patrick
Not trying to be a jerk, but the time ask those questions is before you buy the thing, not after you've already purchased.
Now, after you recover from your wrist slappin,
you should keep in mind that clams to well in nutrient rich water, but not nitrate high water. Does that make sense? Even clams that are beyond the stage of being soley filter feeders appreciate a feeding now and then. There are several brands of commercialy available phytoplankton works well for this. It will however siphon small bits of uneaten food and such.
Make sure it's not placed where sand might get dropped inside it from a digging fish or whatever. They can export smaller particles, but larger ones can cause problems.
Watch your calcium levels.
You mention nothing about your lighting, but maximas like it intense.
Cheers
Jim
Now, after you recover from your wrist slappin,
Make sure it's not placed where sand might get dropped inside it from a digging fish or whatever. They can export smaller particles, but larger ones can cause problems.
Watch your calcium levels.
You mention nothing about your lighting, but maximas like it intense.
Cheers
Jim
you may want to consider re-configuring your lighting so that the two halides are equally spaced about the length of your canopy. you are not optimizing their output by having them on the sides. can you run the two adjacent to each other? The Maxima should have its foot attached to a rock. Some come mounted on a small piece of LR which has been broken off a larger piece. If not, set him on a smallish piece of LR and try to get him to attach. Once attached, you don't want to remove the foot from its rock as damaging the foot could kill the clam. I placed my Maxima on the sand so I could get the best perpendicular view on his mantle. If he's directly under 250W MH, he could be placed anywhere in the water column.
Mr Puz -- I've had my Maxima (blue) under 3 x 150W Mh in a 6x2x2 for over 12 months now. He is very healthy and has increased in both size and colour since i got him. I do not feed him directly other than a blast of frozen food from a turkey blaster maybe once a week.
He has always been positioned on the bottom and middle of my tank and gets average water flow.
He has always been positioned on the bottom and middle of my tank and gets average water flow.
I usually don't like to link to other sites (this is home
), but read, read, read. Here are several articles by the #1 man on clams, Daniel Knop. I would also suggest his book.
Well this link isn't working like I thought. Just use the pull down menu under "Browse by Author" and click on Daniel Knop.
http://www.reeflink.com/apps/SearchResults.asp
Yes, smaller clams need to be fed. These guys are living filters. I would personally suggest DTs phytoplankton, but other brands of planktonic foods will work. You can do a search on this board for more info.
Don's sweat it. Your lighting sounds fine and an addition of a planktonic food 3xs a week would be good, especially for a small clam. If your clam starts to darken/brown up you should slowly start to move it up towards the MH lighting. This is a sure sign of not enough light.
[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: Modo ]</p>
Well this link isn't working like I thought. Just use the pull down menu under "Browse by Author" and click on Daniel Knop.
http://www.reeflink.com/apps/SearchResults.asp
Yes, smaller clams need to be fed. These guys are living filters. I would personally suggest DTs phytoplankton, but other brands of planktonic foods will work. You can do a search on this board for more info.
Don's sweat it. Your lighting sounds fine and an addition of a planktonic food 3xs a week would be good, especially for a small clam. If your clam starts to darken/brown up you should slowly start to move it up towards the MH lighting. This is a sure sign of not enough light.
[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: Modo ]</p>
I agree with Modo. I also feed my tank DT's or LuquidLife about three times a week. I have 11 clams in my 180 and 4 there are about 1 1/2". I take them out and put them in a small bowl with tank water and put some DT's in just enough to make it green ,then put the babies in for about 20 minute and the water will turn clear as they ate the plankton.
Small clams depend on feeding more so than light at the size as the algae in there mantles hasn't developed enough to depend on light as there only source of food.
Intense lighting is needed for good health and colourlation.
I have a good link on my clam page by Daniel Knop but would recommend getting his book, "Giant Clams"
Barry
http://barryreef.homestead.com/clams180.html
[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: toptank ]</p>
Small clams depend on feeding more so than light at the size as the algae in there mantles hasn't developed enough to depend on light as there only source of food.
Intense lighting is needed for good health and colourlation.
I have a good link on my clam page by Daniel Knop but would recommend getting his book, "Giant Clams"
Barry
http://barryreef.homestead.com/clams180.html
[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: toptank ]</p>
You guys have been very helpful. I just received the Clam and did about a 3 hour accamation to its new home.its doing fine. I placed him about 12 inches from the water surface, directly under the 250. He seems to be doing fine. He's about 3 inches and magenta Blue. He is openning up after 10 minutes in the tank. I plan on feeding him as you directed. What a great hobby. Nature is a sight to behold. Thanks
ThePuz1,
Glad you new addition is doing well.
I have a very deep passion for clams and have read just about everything that I can regarding them. Daniel Knop has been a big help answering some of my questions via e-mail. There isn't a lot of info out there other than Daniel books and a few papers that have been wrote at the University of Hawaii.
Enjoy your clams, as I know you will.
Barry
Glad you new addition is doing well.
I have a very deep passion for clams and have read just about everything that I can regarding them. Daniel Knop has been a big help answering some of my questions via e-mail. There isn't a lot of info out there other than Daniel books and a few papers that have been wrote at the University of Hawaii.
Enjoy your clams, as I know you will.
Barry
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