is it hard keeping maximas?

[unbreakable]

what makes it difficult? i have a crocea and wanted to buy a small 1.5"-2" maxima

 

[a4twenty]

clams under 3" have a very high mortality rate, i wouldn't recommend it even too the more experienced reefers.

i'm not exactly sure what makes the maxima more difficult, whether they are more susceptible to parameter fluctuations or just not as hardy as other clams.

 

[unbreakable]

so do they die from unexpected reasons? i was looking at a website that was selling some nice ones but they were under 3"

 

[ezcompany]

exactly. juvenile clams, especially maximas have an extremely high mortality rate. if you must risk it, get one over 2 inches at the very least.

 

[unbreakable]

i haven't found a maxima that i liked that has been 2" or above that i liked. this one i saw looks perfect but is under 2"

are they sensitive to overnight shipping or to the acclimtion into the tank or just everything?

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10840557#post10840557 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nietzsche
are they sensitive to overnight shipping or to the acclimtion into the tank or just everything?

the easiest answer is just everything. maxima's are the toughest to keep clam. combine that with the sensitivity of the small tridacnids and most people will fail regardless of experience / setup.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10840557#post10840557 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nietzsche
i haven't found a maxima that i liked that has been 2" or above that i liked.

it's not a race, good things come to those who wait :spin1:

( although that hasn't helped me get a black / white maxima or a blue squamie )

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10841715#post10841715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty


( although that hasn't helped me get a black / white maxima or a blue squamie )

YGPM

 

[unbreakable]

do they die within hours, days, or months??

 

[scapes]

mine died w/in maybe a week

 

[firefishie]

I've heard that croceas are the most demanding clams, then maxima.
Try to buy aquacultured maximas, they are hardier than wild caught.

 

[unbreakable]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10866641#post10866641 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firefishie
I've heard that croceas are the most demanding clams, then maxima.
Try to buy aquacultured maximas, they are hardier than wild caught.

like the ones from ORA? i noticed that most of the ora once are 1.5" wanted to try a maxima but didnt want to buy something that i didnt like. i saw the ones that are purple and thought those were nice

 

[unbreakable]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10861114#post10861114 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scapes
mine died w/in maybe a week

thats crazy

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10866641#post10866641 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firefishie
I've heard that croceas are the most demanding clams, then maxima.

crocea's are more light demanding but are also hardier and easier to keep than maxima's.

 

[firefishie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10881358#post10881358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
crocea's are more light demanding but are also hardier and easier to keep than maxima's.

Ah cool, good thing to keep in mind

Then I have a question for you:
Is an aquacultured maxima hardier than a wild caught crocea?

 

[ezcompany]

then again croceas are also the most susceptible to pinched mantle

 

[unbreakable]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10881441#post10881441 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firefishie
Ah cool, good thing to keep in mind

Then I have a question for you:
Is an aquacultured maxima hardier than a wild caught crocea?

id like to know too

 

[Kalkbreath]

quote:Originally posted by a4twenty
crocea's are more light demanding but are also hardier and easier to keep than maxima's.


Then I have a question for you:
Is an aquacultured maxima hardier than a wild caught crocea?<a [/B]

I guess until we have 1.5 inch croceas for sale to compare to similarly sized Maxima clams ....we may never know.
But consider that Wild Clams are placed together during transport and holding together with clams from large areas of reef.
Even a single clam with a communicable disease that the other cams are not used to being exposed to , can spell trouble. ( kinda like the way Pre-school is a germ factory for toddlers)
In contrast farmed clams from the same source usually have been growing side by side for years and have built up shared immunities to each others various microbes.
Not to mention all the broken coral rock that goes along with extracting wild clams like wild Croceas .
But thats a different topic .(wink)

 

[unbreakable]

so do aquacultured maximas have a less mortality rate once theyre in the home aquarium than wild maximas?

 

[firefishie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10885709#post10885709 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nietzsche
so do aquacultured maximas have a less mortality rate once theyre in the home aquarium than wild maximas?

This is for sure as they are more adapted to being in captivity.

 

[unbreakable]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10888152#post10888152 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firefishie
This is for sure as they are more adapted to being in captivity.

hope so. would suck to get a clam and have it die the next week :\