Is it ok to keep a crocea clam on the sand?

[55semireef]

Will it do fine in the sand or does it have to be in the rocks?

 

[deepbelow]

it does not have to be in the rocks. you may want to put a rock or shell of some kind under the sand where you are going to put it so it can attach to it instead of the bottom of your tank. good luck

B

 

[Sk8r]

Mine refuses to be in the rocks. It has its own favorite spot and will go there. Fortunately this is also where it looks best. It has been 6 mos and never attached.

 

[a4twenty]

yeah crocea won't attach to the sandbed IME. what type of lighting do you have and how deep is your tank? crocea love light and are usually kept up on the rocks.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8256056#post8256056 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
yeah crocea won't attach to the sandbed IME. what type of lighting do you have and how deep is your tank? crocea love light and are usually kept up on the rocks.

Wait....so Crocea can have a foot like anemones do? Like they can send their foot all the way and attach it to the glass?

I have a 4x54 watt Tek T5 fixture witht the individual reflectors. I have a 55 gallon long and the tank is about 18-19 inches deep. But the sandbed depth the clam is on is 3 inches. But the T5s are about three inches raised so it evens itself out. I am pretty sure I have enough light because I know T5s can penetrate that far, but if you guys recommend, I can put it higher on the rocks.

But if it really was ok with lighting, it could stay on the sand and not attach to it and still be fine?

Thanks for all the help guys.

 

[a4twenty]

they have a byssal thread that it uses to attach itself to rocks ....

i only have a 1" sand bed and mine never attached to the glass. i started mine out on the bottom of my 24" deep tank because i moved him from 175w halides ( at the LFS ) to 400w. as others have said try to put a rock ( oyster / clam shell ) under him, he will attach to that and you can move him later.

mine lived unattached in the sand bed for months because he refused to stay on the rocks. only last week after a bowl feeding did i place him on the rock again and ( knock on wood ) he's still there

 

[55semireef]

How do you do a bowl feeding?


BTW, thanks for the info.

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8264792#post8264792 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
How do you do a bowl feeding?


BTW, thanks for the info.

well this is a topic that has been discussed over and over but here is the long and short.

some say that any clam 3" or less requires the addition of phytoplankton to help with growth. the easiest way to "target" feed a clam is to bring him up and place him in a few inches of water in the bottom of a bowl ( i use tupperware ) floating in the tank. then you pour the phyto in the bowl and the clam has a feeding frenzy. the alternative is to pour the phyto in the tank ( good for SPS and pods too :rollface: ) and shut down your skimmer for a while.

like i said above people are all over the fence on this one, some say it's not necessary while other say it is mandatory? i know that my clam has grown better with the phyto and realistically i'm looking to make my guests as happy and comfortable as possible.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8270275#post8270275 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
well this is a topic that has been discussed over and over but here is the long and short.

some say that any clam 3" or less requires the addition of phytoplankton to help with growth. the easiest way to "target" feed a clam is to bring him up and place him in a few inches of water in the bottom of a bowl ( i use tupperware ) floating in the tank. then you pour the phyto in the bowl and the clam has a feeding frenzy. the alternative is to pour the phyto in the tank ( good for SPS and pods too :rollface: ) and shut down your skimmer for a while.

like i said above people are all over the fence on this one, some say it's not necessary while other say it is mandatory? i know that my clam has grown better with the phyto and realistically i'm looking to make my guests as happy and comfortable as possible.

Would micro invert be sufficient?