Hell, I just got a crocea a few days ago and hes doing great. i have it in the sandbed but was windering if I should move him up in position. Where do you all place yours at? I have t5s with individual reflectors(ICECAP SLR reflectors). If i wanna move him up into my rockscape should i move it up in slow increments or just move him to mid level off the bat? Also will he take firm hold in the rocks or will i be able to move him if needed? Thanks for all the help.
T. Crocea
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How many T-5s are you using. I've only had one crocea, and he was under T-5s, but that was in a 30g long with a DSB. Generally, you don't want to place any clam directly on the sand. They should have a flat rock or some other hard surface beneath them to discourage predators from attacking them through their bissal foot. If you do keep him on the sand, place him on a flat rock or oyster shell and then just bury that beneath the sand. If it were me, I'd probably place him up on the rockwork just so he can get a little more light, since crocea's are the most light demanding of the giant clams.
You just have to watch them for awhile for toppling. I know this is my first post and all, but if it was up to me I would leave Croceas out of the industry all together.
One of the best reasons to have something under their byssal opening is because of the threads and plug that they have. There is no vascular system or blood flow to these areas so they are constantly forming new ones and old ones occasionaly die off = decaying matter, which would attract nearly any predator.
Depending on what kind of light it was under at the LFS, one reason it may fall is because of TOO much light in the beginning if that is the case. Clams lean to one side if they are receiving too much light and need to be acclimated to higher light levels slower (amongst other reasons).
One of the best reasons to have something under their byssal opening is because of the threads and plug that they have. There is no vascular system or blood flow to these areas so they are constantly forming new ones and old ones occasionaly die off = decaying matter, which would attract nearly any predator.
Depending on what kind of light it was under at the LFS, one reason it may fall is because of TOO much light in the beginning if that is the case. Clams lean to one side if they are receiving too much light and need to be acclimated to higher light levels slower (amongst other reasons).
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