New claim any pointers?
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michael.lemke
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How big is it? The tiny ones are really difficult to keep. If they show growth you are good. What lighting do you have? Strong lighting like from several t5 or halides is ideal.
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ssgss gogeta
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They actually prefer slightly dirty water. By slightly dirty I mean slightly. My parameters 2.5 nitrates, 0.03 phosphates and stable there all day everyday.
Put him somewhere maxima are usually sand dwellers but depending on your lighting. I have a crochea and they are more rock and higher light requirements. But once you put them somewhere let them do their thing for at least a few days if they are constantly moving help them move. But try to not keep moving them yourself.
Don't damage the foot. Hopefully comes with feet attached to a rock. Always pick up clam and rock together. They will be in big trouble if you damage their foot
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Put him somewhere maxima are usually sand dwellers but depending on your lighting. I have a crochea and they are more rock and higher light requirements. But once you put them somewhere let them do their thing for at least a few days if they are constantly moving help them move. But try to not keep moving them yourself.
Don't damage the foot. Hopefully comes with feet attached to a rock. Always pick up clam and rock together. They will be in big trouble if you damage their foot
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Ncord
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Hi it's over 5 inches, and have had it for a week haven't seen signs of shell growth yet, lighting is hydra led from my Red Sea 650max s. The clam so far do good seems happy.
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michael.lemke
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Hi it's over 5 inches, and have had it for a week haven't seen signs of shell growth yet, lighting is hydra led from my Red Sea 650max s. The clam so far do good seems happy.
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Is that as open as it's getting? How long did the fish store have it? I think you need to get him up in the rock work for more light!
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AkoAung
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That's a beautiful clam so you want to take good care of it. And it doesn't take much effort either.
I'm going to second what the mod and michael said here. To have it attach to a rock put it on a frag disk of large enough size and let it sit there for a few days. It'll attach itself and you can move that disk about to wherever you want.
It does not look happy where it is now. It does seem to be wanting light there so I would move it higher up in the tank closer to light source.
I'm going to second what the mod and michael said here. To have it attach to a rock put it on a frag disk of large enough size and let it sit there for a few days. It'll attach itself and you can move that disk about to wherever you want.
It does not look happy where it is now. It does seem to be wanting light there so I would move it higher up in the tank closer to light source.
Although I am not wishing this on you, brace yourself for a death in a few months. That looks like a Tahitian Maxima which have about a 95% fail rate. They need more light than your Hydra is capable of giving them - most that keep them long term have very high wattage Halides and they are in shallow lagoons or really up high in the rocks. The only true positive is if it puts in new shell growth - if it does this, it will do it fast and in large bursts of usually one-half inch, or so. Otherwise, clams can look great and open right until their last day, and then decay into nothing in 48 hours.
In order for it to have much chance, you need to get it in the rocks like everybody is saying.
I hope that it does well.
Since you bought before you asked last time, if you do decide to get another clam, a Deresa or Squamosa might be a better choice for that tank, light and to keep in the sand.
In order for it to have much chance, you need to get it in the rocks like everybody is saying.
I hope that it does well.
Since you bought before you asked last time, if you do decide to get another clam, a Deresa or Squamosa might be a better choice for that tank, light and to keep in the sand.
