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06/21/2012, 09:23 AM
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Getting my first clam
Going down to the Pet Shanty after work to pick up my first clam. tank has been established for over a year now and i have the led lights so i figure i'll give it a try.
Any tips on how to acclimate and placement? best food and how to feed? ( i was reading the sticky's and looks like they need live phytoplankton for the best chance of survival? ) just looking for some tips from ppl who have successfully kept clams i want mine to live a long and healthy life.
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06/21/2012, 09:46 AM
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I have had mine under led's for about 10 months now and it has tripled in size. I dont feed it anything it is a crocea
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06/21/2012, 09:49 AM
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1. Where do you have it placed in the tank? (top, bottom, or middle) 2. how big was it when you first got it?
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06/21/2012, 01:47 PM
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if you feed the fish, you feed the clam. they will filter what they need from the water column. smart to wait for 1 yr for tank to be established.
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06/21/2012, 03:02 PM
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I have it placed on the sandbed 24" down with no optics on most the led's. Every third led i have a 80 degree optic. It was 2.5" when i got it now it is about 7"
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06/22/2012, 07:02 AM
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06/23/2012, 01:03 PM
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I have a clam that was a spontaneous growth in the tank along with 4 plume worms of some variety. It is a new tank but all became visible after we got a couple of snails to help with the housecleaning. Good to know that the clam will care for itself. It is in a fowlr tank.
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06/23/2012, 05:01 PM
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sounds just right if the leds are putting out the proper par, that's IF.
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not obsessse--scuse me gotta check on the tank Current Tank Info: 75 and 65gals plumbed together, clams 12 fish. lps corals/ aquaillumination leds on the 75 and lovin them. t5's |
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