Clam and helmet cowfish compatable?

[Rich123]

I'm setting up a 125 gal tank and i was kicking around the idea of adding a clam to the tank. There will be a helmet cowfish (Tetrosomus gibbosus) in the tank. Does anyone see any problems with these two together? i.e. the cowfish nibbling on clam or the clam snapping shut on the cowfish (he isnt a very strong swimmer).

Also
I will be running 150 watt MH lighting and its a standard 6 foot long tank. What clam would do best in this type of set up?

Thanks

 

[RyanMcLaughlin]

Well I believe all boxfish are known to nip corals so you may run the risk of that. 150 would work if you place the clam higher up on the rocks.

 

[quicksilverq]

clowns are fine with clams as long as they dont host and stress the clams out. Clowns like 1 spot usually and wont mess with your clams if they one the other side of the tank. a single 150W MH is not enough light on a tank that big you would need more light thats a little more than 1W per gallon and I have over 13W per gallon. If your only going to do one light your better off with a 400W MH light. but still recomend 2 of the 400W lights.

 

[johnnybravo234]

Dont even bother.

 

[quicksilverq]

me what?