Gigas....Up close and personal

[fishypets]

Enjoy

 

[Ti]

NICE

 

[spsdude]

Very nice picture!

 

[skyfireblaze]

That's a great photo. Thanks for sharing.

How big is the clam overall?

 

[fishypets]

Thanks everyone. The clam is approaching 10 inches and weights a bunch. He is almost getting too big for my little 125.

 

[Julio]

Nice macro shot!!! what kind fo camera you got?

 

[fishypets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7260597#post7260597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Julio
Nice macro shot!!! what kind fo camera you got?

Thanks for the compliments. It is a Rebel XT. The lens is a 60 mm

 

[shinny]

How long have you had it fishypets? How big was it when you got it?

 

[fishypets]

The clam has been in my tank for about 9 months. It was small enough to fit in my shirt pocket when I first got him and now he is HUGE!! I know where most of my CA has gone.

 

[shinny]

wow, that dude grew fast. I didn't know that they grow so fast. I am getting one next week so I will see for myself. Any tips you have would be appreciated. I have a 24" deep tank with 250 watt MH also running actinic florescent. I have read that gigas don't need as much light as croceas and they like to be on the sand. Do you have yours on the sand bed?

 

[fishypets]

Mine is in the sand under the center brace between 2 400W 10K bulbs. IMO keeping clams you need a CA reactor. I would say the growth rate doubled since adding a reactor.