Flow for Clams

[rjg]

All,

I am interested in possibly keeping several clams, but I have questions in regards to flow and neighbors.

What type of flow does a clam like to live in? Crazy like SPS or soft like LPS?

Also, are their any type of neighbors that they should not be kept with excluding certain fish?

Thanks!

 

[Peabody]

They prefer softer flow. As long as the mantle isn't flapping about in the flow (which disturbs them) they should be fine!

 

[jda]

Mine get blasted by some random heavy flow every now and then, but it doesn't last. They will not like it if the heavy flow is constant.

I have SPS touch my clams with no apparant ill effect to either. However, I did try and frag or move them when I could. I have seen some softies and LPS cause clams to retract and others did not seem to harm them. I would not keep a clam too close to an anenome... some say that it works, but others say that it doesn't - too risky in my book.