My First Clam!!

[returnofsid]

WooHoo, picked up a clam finally T. Derasa. It's sooo cute!!! These 2 pics were taken right after placement in tank and about 5 minutes later. Hope I posted the pics correctly. I had to resize both of them and then had to shrink the second pic even more.

 

[Default]

very nice clam!!

 

[spongebob lover]

nice dood .

good luck with the clam.

 

[returnofsid]

How do we know it's a dude and not a dudette??

 

[spongebob lover]

hmm good question .
i don't wanna get into details or it'll get deleted :lol: .

 

[Damsel13]

LOLOLOL Gaby! Nice clam Return

 

[theJ]

nice mike!!

 

[Herefishyfishy]

How do we know it's a dude and not a dudette??

Live clams is difficult. Smoked clams is easier. You can tell the sex of a clam by how they go in the can...

 

[dragoneggs]

Live clams is difficult. Smoked clams is easier. You can tell the sex of a clam by how they go in the can...

Now that's funny!

 

[returnofsid]

So now you're telling me I've gotta add a "can" to my tank? Sheeesh, why wasn't that in any of the info I read??

 

[Krish]

Cool clam Sid!!!

 

[dragoneggs]

Hey Sid, I picked my first clam (crocea) on Friday. He has fallen off the LR perch I put 'him' on a couple of times. I am not sure if he doesn't like the spot or it is just my carelessness in placing him. I am also wondering about flow. He is getting a pretty good blast from the side but he is opened up all the way. I wonder if the flow is hard on the flesh?

 

[returnofsid]

Hi Mark,
Well from all the research I've been doing lately and from talking to Kevin at Aquatic Dreams and Barry at Clams Direct, clams don't like a lot of flow. It's okay if their mantle flutters a little now and then but if it's constantly in motion or being blown straight up, it's too much flow. Might be why it's not staying where you put it. Is there anyway to find a different spot for it or maybe move some rocks around to kind of shield that area from flow?
I think a Crocea will be my next clam as well. However, because I'm running T5 lighting, I'll need to put the Crocea higher in the tank. I'll have to do some thinking about flow issues before I attempt that though.

 

[dragoneggs]

Yeah I am going to move it tonight a little higher on the tank and somewhere with lower flow. That shouldn't be hard because my CL returns all come up from the bottom.

 

[corey]

cool, dersas are great, they do get big so make sure it will have enough space and light

 

[corey]

Hi Mark,
Well from all the research I've been doing lately and from talking to Kevin at Aquatic Dreams and Barry at Clams Direct, clams don't like a lot of flow. It's okay if their mantle flutters a little now and then but if it's constantly in motion or being blown straight up, it's too much flow. Might be why it's not staying where you put it. Is there anyway to find a different spot for it or maybe move some rocks around to kind of shield that area from flow?
I think a Crocea will be my next clam as well. However, because I'm running T5 lighting, I'll need to put the Crocea higher in the tank. I'll have to do some thinking about flow issues before I attempt that though.

i agreewith you about the flow, also make sure there is nothing blocking it from the light, light plays a big part in the color of the clam if something is blocking it you will get some localized bleaching

 

[NanoReefer411]

Hey Dragoneggs. My Crocea was doing the same thing. He also ended up losing color and releasing Zoo. Did you acclimate him to your light properly? Or just plop him right under an MH light? I got mine from Kevin also. He had them under 400w Mh lights. I think they might have come from a lower lit tank. Once it hit those 400w Mh's, they lost all color. Mine was under a 150w MH. Kevin told me to place him a little under the MH light and PC light. Not directly under the MH at the start.

Sid, sorry to go off track. I love the little Deresa. Did you get him from Kevin?

 

[dragoneggs]

He was under flourescents but very shallow at the LFS. I started him lower in the tank but a couple nights ago I moved him higher to more light and less flow. So far he seems happy and hasn't moved/fallen off.

 

[returnofsid]

Nano, no reason to apologize for going off track. Everything I read helps me learn a lil' more...lol. Yes, got it from Kevin.

 

[Fishead77]

Congrats on the new clam! they are soo cool. I've had 2 for about a year now and love them. (maxima and crocea). I heard they are hard to keep but I have had no problem even as other corals have died off.