So i'm going to purchase my first crocea Clam, any tips/recommendations/pointers?

[rcg49]

So i'm going to purchase my first crocea Clam, any tips/recommendations/pointers?

My tank is 110 gal tall. A few leather corals and polyps, a scopas tang, a clown fish, and a cleaner shrimp.

 

[WayOfTheReef]

Crocea is one of the most light hungry clams. What kind of lighting do you have. Definitely place it closer to the top once light acclimated.

 

[DiscusHeckel]

Assuming that your set up has the right light set up and ideal water parameters, I would ensure that my clam is healthy to begin with.

Before purchasing your clam, look for any signs of ailment. This article informs us what to look for. In addition, get a piece of paper and block the light, your prospective purchase should react to it. You can also shine a bright led light towards the clam. A healthy should respond to this stimuli.

 

[moliken]

you cannot give a clam too much light and croceas neeeeeed it. as above what is yr lighting? any crabs? my advice: qt it for at least a week or two. not alotta flow. acclimate properly. do nopt buy it under 2 inches and make sure there are no pyram snails. DO your research!

 

[DiscusHeckel]

do nopt buy it under 2 inches

Why moliken?

 

[rcg49]

i think one of my bulbs is atinic, i'm not positive about the others, but I also have a halide. I can't test the clam i'm planning on buying, because it's from Blue zoo (online), but everything i've bought from them before has been healthy! I do have a variety of hermit crabs, will they be an issue? And the clam i like is 2.5 inches.

 

[moliken]

clams that size, less than 2, have poor survival rates, especially shipped and to relatively new with clams owners, sorry.
hermits should be fine, unless they get too big and hungry.blue zoo are good people. never got a clam from them, but fish and corals.

 

[rcg49]

I've also been told that phytoplankton can be too large for them to eat, any other suggestions besides phyto?

 

[JT3069]

Imo corcea clams are the easiest to keep, with smaller clams they are more phyto feeders , and require very high lighting due to the fact they have not established there azoo--alage (sry i cant spell that word)

i use any type of phyto, same as i give my corals

 

[JT3069]

Oh also watch for pyrimid snails, i have recently been introduced to them, not fun

 

[DiscusHeckel]

Imo corcea clams are the easiest to keep, with smaller clams they are more phyto feeders , and require very high lighting due to the fact they have not established there azoo--alage (sry i cant spell that word)

i use any type of phyto, same as i give my corals

Is this not one of the myths Michael Fatherree mentions in his article?

 

[moliken]

abso right, discus. no feeding needed for any tridacs, unless you don't feed the fish in the tank.

 

[MHG]

you cannot give a clam too much light and croceas neeeeeed it. as above what is yr lighting? any crabs? my advice: qt it for at least a week or two. not alotta flow. acclimate properly. do nopt buy it under 2 inches and make sure there are no pyram snails. DO your research!

QT it? What are you looking for duting the QT process? While many of us have set up a QT system for fish it is likely copper contaminated and lacks the light needed for a clam. So I did not expect to see a QT recomendation...

 

[ange062]

QT it? What are you looking for duting the QT process? While many of us have set up a QT system for fish it is likely copper contaminated and lacks the light needed for a clam. So I did not expect to see a QT recomendation...

People QT all types of livestock and it's always recommended. Obviously a fish system with copper is not going to work. Mostly you are looking for pests like pyram snails, one experience with them and you will understand why it's good to QT. It's really no different then an SPS QT tank, you need high light, perfect levels, and no copper or other meds.

 

[moliken]

clams can carry evils to other clams or critters, so a qt is really a necessity. examine at night for pyram snails.

 

[MHG]

I dont think another QT system in the basement is gonna pass the sniff test...

However i do have a 30 gal salt water storage tank that all I need to do is add light and I can probably use it for QT'ing corals and inverts... Would the fresh SW mix bw sufficient? I doubt a 2" clam in a 30 gallion will produce much ammonia...


what do you put the clams on to? a typical tank has no sand so just a piece of PVC?