My First Clam!

[parkpark]

my first clam will be arriving thursday (a derasa) I plan on drip acclimating him then putting him on the sand over a burried rock, he is going in my 26 gallon, I have a few other corals (mainly soft) I'm wondering if he will have enough calcium from the water or if I need to start testing/supplementing, I use reef crystals and change about 10% every week, anything else I need to do when I get him?

 

[Bfritzsch]

I am a firm believer of dosing with bionic (2pt solution) I feel like all my testing levels are more in check after dosing with this. (my clams seem to be doing fine...)

 

[quicksilverq]

I am using kent Calcium reactor. It expose to replace a calcium reactor its doing great also.

 

[skinz78]

The derasa will outgrow your 29g quickly.

You need to check your cal, alk and mag and then monitor them after you add the clam and dose suppliments accordingly.

Here is a good link to read for keeping clams.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1237978

 

[parkpark]

here is a pic

 

[parkpark]

I am worried about those little white swirls that came on his shell, these look like the things that appear all over your glass, I just remember them being harmless so I didnt bother to remember the name, but them I saw a picture of a parasidic clam snail that look exactly like those things

 

[parkpark]

look at my clam!!!

 

[quicksilverq]

its a nice little dercea. good luck with him

 

[parkpark]

thanks!

 

[Cheebs]

Cool clam.. As long as they are staying where they are, those little white swirls are a type of worm, completely harmless.

 

[parkpark]

ok, that makes me feel better

 

[Coralfrenzy]

Beautiful clam