My New Crocea! [Archive] - Reef Central Online Community

Skitaemen's Ocean

06/06/2002, 04:28 PM

Just thought I would share a pic of my new addition. A 2"-3" Ultra Crocea. I'll try and get a better pic of his color after he's had more time to adjust.:D

Flame*Angel

06/06/2002, 06:51 PM

Very nice! The pattern reminds me of glitter lines.

MtnDewMan

06/06/2002, 07:46 PM

I like the coloration of that clam ... very nice !!!

tendar

06/07/2002, 12:56 AM

very nice patteren and color

fishymissy

06/07/2002, 02:27 PM

Beautiful clam!!!
I love the color!:D

Skitaemen's Ocean

06/07/2002, 04:25 PM

Thanks everyone for the compliments!:)

Nanook

06/08/2002, 07:17 AM

Croceas are awesome...they seem hard to come by lately too...has anyone else noticed this? I remember a couple years ago they were available often, now just once in a while.

Nanook

Skitaemen's Ocean

06/08/2002, 08:11 AM

Yeah I've noticed that croceas have been a little more scarce. I have noticed though that maximas have sort of taken up the slack and have become more readily available then they used to be.

scubadude

06/09/2002, 10:06 PM

Nice clam....I love that nucleur green coloration.

06/10/2002, 08:27 AM

Truly a beautiful clam.

Would you mind sharing where you bought it. Also what lighting do you have?

Thanks

Skitaemen's Ocean

06/10/2002, 02:08 PM

I bought the clam at Captive Bred Corals. Their website is www.captivebredcorals.com. They are only 1 1/2 hour drive so I drove up there and picked him out. Lighting is 3-400W halides, (2) 65k Iwasakis and (1) 10k German. They are supplemented with (4) 36" NO bulbs (2) Actinic and (2) 20K coralife bulbs. The tank is a 180. I'll see if I can get a better pic to bring out more of his color.

06/10/2002, 07:26 PM

Thanks for the reply and the link. You have a lot of lighting. I have a 75 gallon, 20" deep tank with 2-3" of sand. I only have 2 150W DE bulbs. i'm really not sure it is enough for a crocea, particularly on the sand. But, after reading Sanjai's article I'm on the fence.

Skitaemen's Ocean

06/11/2002, 02:26 PM

Here's a pic looking down on him. Its amazing how much the color changes. This pic really makes him look nuclear green:D

Skitaemen's Ocean

06/11/2002, 02:26 PM

Here's a pic looking down on him. Its amazing how much the color changes. This pic really makes him look nuclear green:D

06/11/2002, 02:32 PM

It's beautiful. It really does look like a different clam

toptank

06/11/2002, 03:58 PM

Very nice looking clam :) You will enjoy her.

Barry