Can i have a clam with my other livestock

[douglam]

will i have an issue keeping a clam

i currently have

percula clown
firefish
sailfin blenny
cleaner shrimp
peppermint shrimp
red and blue hermits
astrea snails
nassarius snails

will any of those bother a clam in a 12 gallon

 

[skinz78]

your sailfin blenny may be kind a sketchy but I think it is worth a try. In a 12 gallon you would have to have really stable water paramaters. Clams don't do well if your paramaters change quickly. Also keep either a croca or maxima they grow the slowest and won't outgrow that tank.

What kind of lighting do you have?

 

[douglam]

i have a 70watt mh and i think its a 14k bulb but its an aquapod so its not a very deep tank

 

[douglam]

i have a 70watt mh and i think its a 14k bulb but its an aquapod so its not a very deep tank. i didnt even think about the blenny i just figured id put it on the list with everything else i was more worried bout the shrimp and hermits

 

[skinz78]

shrimp and hermits only eat clams when they are dead or dieing.

70 w mh is pushing it, keep clams very high on the rocks

 

[douglam]

alot of people on here are saying that 70 w is not really enough but alot of the articles i have read say that it should be enough for everything but maybe croceas. most of the articles say that can even be kept under pc's if the depth is less than 20 inches and i believe the top of the sand in my tank is only about 10 or 11 from the top of the water. the other thing i am worried about is the snails because i read somewhere that they will crawl inside of the clam to eat it

 

[skinz78]

no only whelks or pyramid snails will do this. If the clams was dead or dieing then it would be a feast for snails.

Pretty much most clean up crews are good with clams. only when the clam is dead or dieing then they will eat it. This is where they get thier bad rep.

 

[seapug]

70W MH should be adequate light for a 12 gallon tank.