Clam placement?

[Craig Lambert]

I have seen a lot of tank photos with all types of clams placed in the sandbed. I thought just Derasa and Squamosa were placed there, and the other more light demanding clams go on the rock work. Also, do clams in the sandbed need to have a rock or some shells placed benieth them in the sand.

 

[Waxxiemann]

I have a crocea on the sand in my tank and I used a small flat peice of live rock just under the sand and placed it there.

Now it's as happy as a clam ... :lolspin: .... lame, I know.

 

[Craig Lambert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9132964#post9132964 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Waxxiemann
I have a crocea on the sand in my tank and I used a small flat peice of live rock just under the sand and placed it there.

Now it's as happy as a clam ... :lolspin: .... lame, I know.

What is the purpose of the rock if the clam is in a dsb? Wouldn't the dsb alone provide plenty of suppot?

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

It would dig itself into dsb until it got its' foot on the glass...which is not a good thing.

 

[ReefWreak]

That's weird. Mine hasn't attached to a rock, it's in the sand, and it's threads are just woven into the sand, unless they're long enough to reach the glass through my 4" sand bed...

 

[Craig Lambert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9133117#post9133117 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by E-A-G-L-E-S
It would dig itself into dsb until it got its' foot on the glass...which is not a good thing.

I'm wondering why that matters. Whether it attaches to rock or glass at the bottom of a 4-5" dsb what's the difference?

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

if it burrows it will most likely get sand in it...

 

[Stoney Mahony]

And...if you ever want to move it, your gonna have to disturb the sand bed to do so. I would just stick a small rock or shell underneath it and let it attach to that or put him up in the rockwork if it is a maxima or crocea.

 

[Craig Lambert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9134018#post9134018 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stoney Mahony
And...if you ever want to move it, your gonna have to disturb the sand bed to do so. I would just stick a small rock or shell underneath it and let it attach to that or put him up in the rockwork if it is a maxima or crocea.

Would a couple of small pieces of pvc work? I don't have any small pieces of rock.