2 inch crocea care?

[plancton]

Well I bought a 2 " crocea clam, and I am keeping it under T5s with parabolic reflectors.
Somewhere I read that small clams need to be fed as they rely more on feeding that photosisntesis, is this true?.

If so how do you target feed them?.
I have cyclop eeze is that ok?

 

[ezcompany]

that is a myth. as long as you feed your tank regularly there will be enough for them to feed off of.

 

[plancton]

What do you mean regularly?, I feed like once every month

 

[bassettmd]

Feed DTs phytoplankton... they will not get anything from cyclopeeze. Feed regularly (read the bottle) until he reaches about 3-4 inches to be safe. At that size they are very vulnerable

 

[plancton]

How long does it take for it to grow that much?

 

[jbeltmann]

tagging along, just picked up 3 from LA.

 

[ezcompany]

phytoplankton is not necessary, but the clams will take it in. if all is perfect, you can expect around an inch of growth a year.

 

[bassettmd]

It depends upon your lighting... and how much you decide to feed them. Personally, I have never fed my baby croceas in the past.. I simply just blasted them with lots of light in my tank (with a high bioload) and they seemed to do just fine.

 

[bassettmd]

Not exactly sure about the growth rate though, maybe someone else can chime in.