Nano Clams!!!!!!

[BlackPirhana]

Hey guys, I wanted to know if they're any clams I can keep in my 10nano with 96watt p/c ?

 

[kfisc]

None I'm aware of, unless it's a hippopus, but I haven't had experience with them. I think you'd need more powerful lighting for just about anything...

 

[mbbuna]

IMO the biggest concern is the small water volume and the potential for large shifts in water chemistry

 

[critterkeeper]

Agreed. Not a good idea at all.

Sorry for the bad news...

BTW - Hippopus can reach 20 inches in length. No go.

 

[The steven liu]

I can't think of any tridanae that can live happily in a 10G nano.

 

[Jayreefer]

I have a derasa(sp) in my 12gal JBJ nano cube. I have had it for two weeks now and it seems to be doing great. I can already see were the edge of shell has started to grow.

 

[XeniaMania]

2 weeks compared to the total lifespan of the clam is sorta short to consider it a happy clam wouldn't ya say?

 

[Peabody]

Exactly....and the clam willgrow to twice the size of the tank!

 

[bubbaOPPD]

And how many years is it going to take to get that big...

 

[Peabody]

Not long at all. They grow shockingly fast. Read the guys post...it's been 2 weeks and there's growth.

 

[XeniaMania]

If he plans on keeping the clam healthy in that tank, he's gonna be dumping in Calcium Chloride on a daily basis soon...

 

[Jayreefer]

I have a 140 ready and waiting when the clam gets to a bigger size. For now he is doing fine in my Nano along with my superman frag and two acro. frags. The nano is the easiest tank Ihave ever had. All I do is a 50% water change ever tw oweeks with TMpro. Every thing in it grows like crazy.

 

[Ti]

clam = Ca magnet

 

[Peabody]

50% water change will likely not be enough in the long term to keep the CA/ALK up. I know that sounds crazy, but like TI said, they just suck it out of the water in sucha small tank.