Gigas or Squamosa vs my livestock?

[virginiadiver69]

I am planning on adding a Gigas or Squamosa in the next week or two. I have been doing a lot of reading and the only question I really have left is livestock compatibility. Other than the fish listed in my sig line I have two cucumbers, two pep shrimp, brittle star, serpent star, various snails.
With a future upgrade I may add a yellow and powder blue tang, Niger and crosshatch trigger.
Any concerns?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

gigas will quickly outgrow a 125

 

[virginiadiver69]

I said Gigas OR Squamosa, also...I will be upgrading to a 300 soon. I know a Gigas will eventually outgrow a 300 also but that is not my concern at the moment. Will someone please address my livestock compatibility question?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

the only potential problem I see is Triggerfishes.
If you don't keep them well fed they might pick on Tridacna.

 

[virginiadiver69]

Triggers in general? I have noticed that my Naso will nip at my tube worms if not kept fed. How about the rest of my stock...current and future, do you see any potential prob there?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I'm specifically referring to the Triggerfish species you mentioned.
I don't see any other problems. Your Clownfish might end up hosting in a large Tridacna clam. (It's not unusual and it rarely harms the clam.)

 

[virginiadiver69]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

:thumbsup:

 

[DrDNA]

I'll second Gary's comment about a gigas rapidly outgrowing a tank... I have a 300g and have two gigas clams in it and I swear that one of them has grown a good 4" in about eight months. So, even in a 300, you may want to stick with squamosa. Good luck.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10742931#post10742931 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DrDNA
I'll second Gary's comment about a gigas rapidly outgrowing a tank... I have a 300g and have two gigas clams in it and I swear that one of them has grown a good 4" in about eight months. So, even in a 300, you may want to stick with squamosa. Good luck.

just out of curiousity, how much calcium/alkalinity do you need to supplement to keep the levels up?