New Crocea

[Potsy]

I posted this message in the reef forum but it didn't get any response. I picked this T. crocea up yesterday at a lfs. It's under 2x250watt hqi (the bulbs are ready for a switch - they're about 1 yr old). Compared to my maxima clams, the crocea's mantle seems to be stretching toward the light. I feed DT's Phytoplankton several times per week. Do croceas tend to have more extended mantles than maximas or is my clam hungry for more light?

 

[Potsy]

Here's another photo:

 

[cal3v]

Usually crocea clams extend their mantles more than maximas, at least from what I have seen. That crocea from the pics looks like it is doing fairly well.

 

[Potsy]

I spent some time browing other crocea pictures on other sites and it looks like my crocea looks perfectly fine by comparison. I guess I expected them to extend about as much as my maximas. Now I know why some people call them the "flowers of the sea."