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BradsOcean
04/20/2007, 12:58 AM
i have heard that you have to feed clams if they are like one inch. the lfs's display tank has had a small crocea that is about and inch wide and he doesnt feed it anything. it just sits at the sand at the bottom of the tank. would a small crocea be fine in a 12g nano cube with 48 watts pc without me having to feed it? would i have to put it at the top?
internetreefer
04/20/2007, 01:00 AM
I would like to get some clam but I never know what should I feed them. Hope we could get some answer here
jpa0741
04/20/2007, 01:08 AM
Would not be a good idea with that lighting. As for the feeding part you will get conflicting answers. It would not hurt to feed it phytoplankton.
a4twenty
04/20/2007, 06:40 AM
as long as there are nutrients available in the water ( having fish that you feed regularly ) then supplemental feeding isn't required, it doesn't hurt though.

the lighting requirements of clams are discussed in this sticky (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1072234). it is also quite difficult to keep the params stable enough in a nano. not impossible but you have to stay on top of it.