Drs. Foster and Smith

[Anonymous]

That's a good looking clam.

I have bought dry goods from them many times and always had a good experience with them.

Louey

 

[SnowManSnow]

The clam is just over 2 inches long though, I'm not sure how to feed the thing, or if indeed I have the food I need to do it with... I was hoping for a bit larger one. Research time!!

 

[Tackett]

DT's brother, thats what I use on my maxima and he is about 2 inches.

http://www.marineandreef.com/shoppro/food_plank.html

 

[Anonymous]

Good-looking pieces you've got there, SnowMan.

 

[SnowManSnow]

Untill I can come across a more suitable food will "Sera Micron" work? It contains the following.. and may actually be a lot too big... spirulina algae, daphnia, cyclops, fish liver, plankton, and musselmeat.. Protein 52.1..Fat 5.8. Fibre 9.6 Cal 1.3 Phosphorus 1.4.. basically its a green smelly powder.

At clamsdirect.com the guys suggest removing the clam to feed in a small container.. then putting the food in the container and waiting for the water to go clear.

Any ideas?

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

Nice! Good to hear the order came in alright
Hey, what are your bulb brands? The pic lighting is nice. Indulge me

 

[SnowManSnow]

I assume that it is an Aqua Medic? Its whatever comes standard in the Ocean Light. 20K DE

 

[sawyerc]

I live in the middle of nowhere in New Hampshire and I've ordered fish and inverts from liveaquaria.com about four times. It might have been FedEx's fault, but each time I ordered something about half of the order was either DOA or died within a couple of days. I once had two blue damsels and two tank-raised clowns arrive dead. It was very quick and easy to get a refund on the fish, but disheartening to open the box and see them floating. I just recently ordered live fish for the first time from That Pet Place and was very pleased. The prices are much higher and the guarantee is only for 5 days, but the fish and shrimp all arrived fine and seem healthy. Perhaps it's because TPP is closer to me, or perhaps the fish were healthier to start with, but I know I'll be ordering from TTP again.

 

[Anonymous]

clams really like to be on rocks. They put out byssal threads that hold them there. Mine were never happy on sand.

 

[Tackett]

depends on the clam, some actually bury into the rock after a while, some will hide in the sand.

 

[Anonymous]

Nice stuff, snowmansnow. Thanks for posting.

~wings~

 

[Anonymous]

clams really like to be on rocks. They put out byssal threads that hold them there. Mine were never happy on sand.

Not necessarily true. T. derasa comes from sandy bottoms IIRC.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh, just realized we were talking about a maxima. You could always bury a small piece of live rock or mussel shell under the clam's byssal gland in the sand. It will attach to it and protect its byssal gland.

I believe these guys are raised on crushed coral substrate though :?

 

[Tackett]

Like the rock idea Matt, never thought to do that.

 

[jasonpson]

I ordered 4 SM and 4 Med Ocellaris Clownfish and 2 Bulb Anemones on Tuesday the 28th and received them the next day by 1:00. One SM clown was DOA. I lost one Med on Thursday two more on Friday. Then on Sunday I lost one SM and the last Med one. Today, Monday Jan 3, I lost one more SM. I only have one SM left. The problem is marine velvet. Thank all that is holy I have a quarantine tank. BTW the bulb anemones are doing ok in my 180 reef.

 

[SnowManSnow]

Wow, and my order went flawless. Everything is doing GREAT in my tank! Did you acclimate correctly?

Of course I didn't order fish.. only clam and some coral. That could be the differance.

They have a pretty good guarentee, if your still talking about DRSFOSTERSMITH.

Good luck!

Let us know how they handle the DOA stuff.

 

[Anonymous]

My dad ordered fish from the good Drs and everything was in real good shape. The one thing that wasnt very impressive was that he ordered a small gold maxima clam for $40-50 and it was barely an inch in length. Kinda pricey there, but their fish prices are pretty good.

 

[Duster]

My LFS deals mostly in freshwater, only keeping two saltwater tanks and hardly any livestock. So, I decided to stock most of my little tank with specimens from Drs. Foster & Smith/LiveAquaria.com. I ordered an Orchid Dotty, a YT Blue Damsel, two shrimp, and numerous crabs and snails from them and was very pleased with the experience. All the livestock arrived in perfect, healthy, colorful condition. They weren't thin or roughed-up looking, they were disease-free, and began feeding well as soon as they got comfortable. Five months later, all is good.

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

That's good to hear. I might order from them eventually as well.