Evergreen
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Bought clam since I heard they eat Phyto. My tank is greenish. Instead of using chemicals or getting a UV i am trying out a clam.
Got a 3 inch Derasa at reputable LFS. They had several specimens on a drinking cup lid (like from Macdonald's or whatever) When you buy a clam they cut out the "pie slice" of plastic under your clam, keeping the byssus intact. (ideally- although one of the other clams did fall off..)
My clam is on a flat piece of plastic that is as large as his shell. Should i try to trim back the plastic as much as possible, without touching the byssus? He sort of waves around in the current, he looks precarious. I have the plastic rubber-banded to a rock up high under light. (VHos 4-40watt with a few hours MH 175watt, but water green not as much light gets through. Should i cut the plastic and wedge him into a rock or perhaps put him into a nice scallop or oyster shell so he will be moved easily and possibly spot-fed in the future? How dangerous is it to remove him from the water even if the shell is closed? I have heard of "burping" them of air, tilting them.
And as for my water, I have skimmer running (Amiracle 20") Am running carbon for 2 weeks now, amm, nitrate nitrate 0. Ca=420, dKH=12,
Have xenia, kenya tree, small zoo colony. one scopas tang and 2 bar-gobies. Moved hermits to Q-tank. Have 20ish asst. snails. 2 fighter conch.
Got a 3 inch Derasa at reputable LFS. They had several specimens on a drinking cup lid (like from Macdonald's or whatever) When you buy a clam they cut out the "pie slice" of plastic under your clam, keeping the byssus intact. (ideally- although one of the other clams did fall off..)
My clam is on a flat piece of plastic that is as large as his shell. Should i try to trim back the plastic as much as possible, without touching the byssus? He sort of waves around in the current, he looks precarious. I have the plastic rubber-banded to a rock up high under light. (VHos 4-40watt with a few hours MH 175watt, but water green not as much light gets through. Should i cut the plastic and wedge him into a rock or perhaps put him into a nice scallop or oyster shell so he will be moved easily and possibly spot-fed in the future? How dangerous is it to remove him from the water even if the shell is closed? I have heard of "burping" them of air, tilting them.
And as for my water, I have skimmer running (Amiracle 20") Am running carbon for 2 weeks now, amm, nitrate nitrate 0. Ca=420, dKH=12,
Have xenia, kenya tree, small zoo colony. one scopas tang and 2 bar-gobies. Moved hermits to Q-tank. Have 20ish asst. snails. 2 fighter conch.