Tridscna Maxima Clam death

[johngeb]

I really need some input on this. I love these clams as my wife does as well. What would cause our 1 Beautiful Tridscna Maxima Clam to be fine one day and the next almost eaten up by my cleanup crew?

We want to get another but need to know the cause of death before we introduce another.

Thanks

John

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

AS stated in your other post,

Please post the following,

Water parameters,
Tankmates,
Lighing,
Age of tank,


And that is a crocea clam, not a maxima.

 

[reefkoi]

yeah that is a crocea for sure. I have had better luck with maximas than croceas in the past. I found without MH's I could never keep a crocea alive more than a couple months. I cant tell what lights you have from the photo, but I'd put a crocea up high within a week or 2 of going into my tank. Also temps above 81 degrees IMO are bad for clams.
Give me some more info on your whole setup

 

[jay24k]

I agree with the light but not on the temp. Last year my temps were consistenly 81 to 85 depending on the season and I've never lost a clam. Currently have several of every type beside Gigas and Hippo. What you do need is just a good stable tank, good light, and great water parameters. My temps now are always 81-82.

I agree on the Crocea though. They are very light demanding.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Ccording to Daniel Knop's book Giant Clams, Temps in excess of 32-34 degress Celsius (89.6-93.2 F) causes damage.

As well as temps lower than 20-22C (68-71.6F)

He recommends 25C to 30C (77-85F)

 

[jay24k]

Not sure if that is directed toward me but my post was in the excess of 81. Also notice my temps didn't get past 85 although I'm more consistent year wide with 82 top out.

But either way, good info above.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Not dorected toward you, just adding to the disscusion on temps.

 

[BrokkenTWolf]

Hi John,

I'm no clam expert. I just got my first one myself about 3 months ago. However, I decided to post namely because of what I saw AROUND the clam. It would appear that the bubble coral and flowerpot coral aren't faring very well either. There could be some fundamental parameter-related issues that you're suffering from. As others have suggested, a good start might be to provide some information about the parameters of the tank. Clams do require a well-established tank. I waited a year and a half before I deemed my tank clam-worthy - though there is SOME coraline growth on your tank - which might indicate maturity.