Squamosa or Maxima?

[ohioreef]

I bought this clam from my local LFS a week or so ago and they had it labeled as a squamosa. A friend of mine thinks it looks like it might be a maxima. What do you think? What should I be looking for to make a definate ID?

 

[crzy4reefs]

looks like a gold maxima to me.

 

[ohioreef]

Hmmmm....so did I get taken or did I come out with a better deal?

 

[Me No Nemo]

It does look like a gold maxima, and you got a better deal The lighting needs are different though for a maxima...they need much more lighting (I'd recommend MH for sure) and should be up near the top while a squamosa can handle less light and can be kept on the bottom of the tank, again, dependling on lighting. GL.

 

[ohioreef]

I was afraid of the lighting issue, although according to liveaquaria.com, the maxima is a lower light clam.

I currently have him under 440W VHO, will that be sufficient?

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7004189#post7004189 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ohioreefer
according to liveaquaria.com, the maxima is a lower light clam.

if thats what they say then i would look else where for your info

 

[ohioreef]

I reread it and they contradict themselves....in the list of requirements it states "high lighting" but then in the description it states that the maxima "needs bright lighting to live, although this is not as critical as it is for some of the other Tridacna clams."

Just goes to show you....I did my research, thought I was getting a squamosa which should have been fine in my tank, but then I get screwed by the LFS!!!

 

[jim.l]

If you keep it, put it up close to the lights. Also feed it. That helps... low light means less food manufactured by clam.

 

[ohioreef]

Thanks for all the advice. It just irks me that I didn't get what I thought I was getting.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7005039#post7005039 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ohioreefer
Thanks for all the advice. It just irks me that I didn't get what I thought I was getting.

read this link and show the LFS the pics that i posted for you elsewhere so they know how to ID a clam in the future

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/jf/feature/index.php

 

[Snprhed]

The VHO should be fine for the gold max. Although at that size it will need supplemental feeding.

 

[ohioreef]

I'm selling the maxima to a friend and getting a confirmed squamosa that the LFS has.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7008380#post7008380 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ohioreefer
I'm selling the maxima to a friend and getting a confirmed squamosa that the LFS has.

i thought you said you were on your way to get it? better hurry

 

[ohioreef]

Hey...are you stalking me?!?

Actually, the guy that is buying mine offered to meet me at the LFS so we could make the trade there.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7008426#post7008426 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ohioreefer
Hey...are you stalking me!?

 

[ohioreef]

Oops.......I made a boo boo......

I got a new squamosa and when I changed the pic on my webpage it changed the pic I posted here. The original pic was actually a gold maxima although now it shows my new squamosa.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7009586#post7009586 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ohioreefer
Oops.......I made a boo boo......

I got a new squamosa and when I changed the pic on my webpage it changed the pic I posted here. The original pic was actually a gold maxima although now it shows my new squamosa.

your just trying to make us look like we dont know what we are talking about

 

[Milleme]

Nice clam.

I was about to get up on every bodies case, good thing I read the whole thing.

 

[ohioreef]

I forgot that I had linked to the pic on my website for the post here. Too late to go back and edit my original post.

 

[ohioreef]

For the curious ones, here is what should have been the original pic: