My first clam - Page 2

MBIETZ · 04/05/2012, 06:54 PM

O and i forgot to mention your clam is sweet I like how it looks fat the color is awesome as well.

iwishtofish · 04/05/2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MBIETZ

MY bulbs are only 6" above the tank so 30" from bulbs to the bottom of the tank but air really dosent take away a lot of par also why do you have your lights so high off the tank?
The clam expelling zooxanthellae could be from the addition of the LEDs clams will bleach just like coral when to much light is added.

I raised my lights when I changed to new bulbs after about nine months. Then I read a TOTM thread where the aquarium owner uses the same fixture/bulbs and has his about 36" from the bottom of his tank. So, I guess I was trying to emulate that. I have been pondering slowly lowering the lights a few inches, though.

I shut off the LED fixture after about 4 hours today. I'm trying to ramp it up slowly, hope I do it right. I actually like the effect it gives in the tank, so I'll try to make it work.

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Originally Posted by MBIETZ

O and i forgot to mention your clam is sweet I like how it looks fat the color is awesome as well.

I think it is a healthy clam. I'll do my best to give it a good home. Thanks!

iwishtofish · 04/14/2012, 07:03 PM

Got home today and found my clam top-down on the bottom of the tank (barebottom). Quickly reached in and put him back. I see no signs of injury, and I've heard they close as they fall (if they ever do).

I'm thinking of just placing it on the bottom of the tank now. Upright, that is!

jcw · 04/14/2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by iwishtofish

Got home today and found my clam top-down on the bottom of the tank (barebottom). Quickly reached in and put him back. I see no signs of injury, and I've heard they close as they fall (if they ever do).

I'm thinking of just placing it on the bottom of the tank now. Upright, that is!

I would. My clam is most enjoyable when I don't have to keep worrying about it jumping.

moliken · 04/15/2012, 06:16 AM

np in falling. make sure it does stay upright in bb tank

iwishtofish · 04/15/2012, 07:53 AM

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I would. My clam is most enjoyable when I don't have to keep worrying about it jumping.

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Originally Posted by moliken

np in falling. make sure it does stay upright in bb tank

Ok, thanks. If it has a problem staying upright down bottom (ie from tang picking at shell), I'll find a flat piece of rock on which to place it down there.

sneaton · 04/15/2012, 08:21 AM

ive had a 1-2 inch maxima on the sandbed of a 75 gallon for over a year.....im using t5 retrofit into a canopy (6 bulbs)....i think your fixture is fine

iwishtofish · 04/15/2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sneaton

ive had a 1-2 inch maxima on the sandbed of a 75 gallon for over a year.....im using t5 retrofit into a canopy (6 bulbs)....i think your fixture is fine

Good to hear - thanks! You are doing well with a small clam! Pics?

iwishtofish · 04/15/2012, 05:16 PM

Clam seems eager for light, down on the glass. LED is spotlighting it, in this picture:

sneaton · 04/15/2012, 05:26 PM

clam print.jpg

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Originally Posted by iwishtofish

Good to hear - thanks! You are doing well with a small clam! Pics?

here it is a year ago

iwishtofish · 04/15/2012, 06:24 PM

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Attachment 185666

here it is a year ago

Very nice clam!

iwishtofish · 04/15/2012, 10:52 PM

Lol, now the clam keeps occasionally snapping shut and rolling over on its side - mostly to just a 45 degree angle, fortunately. Makes a disconcerting noise on the glass. If this behavior doesn't stop, I may have to put it back up into the crevice in the rocks where I originally put it the day I brought it home. Not ideal, but I have no other ideas.

iwishtofish · 04/18/2012, 08:01 AM

Here's the clam yesterday evening. I am noticing a slightly lighter color that is hard to capture in the photos without overexposing. I also thought I saw another tiny strand of zooxanthellae being released.

It's back up on the rocks, with good mantle extension, but no way to grab with its foot. I cut the LED light (27" away) back down to 4 hours just now, instead of 8. Should I be concerned about bleaching?

iwishtofish · 04/18/2012, 08:27 PM

OK, here here's this clam...

...and he's a bit unhappy because he keeps getting moved around, and just isn't allowed to settle in. Now he's in a spot where he's wedged in a depression in the rocks, and he can't open his shell quite enough to be satisfied with that. What, therefore, does he do? He PUSHES, and slides one whole opposing pile of rock that is sitting on eggcrate on the bottom of the tank.

Bad photo, with barrel distortion from the lens, but you can still see that the edge of the eggcrate is no longer parallel to the edge of the tank:

I moved (grrrrrr) the clam back down to the bottom, put a piece of rock next to him to make it harder for him to lay on his side, and slid the rock around a little bit (it took a bit of effort).

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake couldn't even do what this clam did, lol.

iwishtofish · 04/19/2012, 08:46 PM

moliken, I hope you stop back by...now that the clam has pretty much forced its way down to the bottom, I'm a bit concerned that it won't do well long-term on a surface where it cannot attach (the glass). It has stopped jumping around quite as much, I think. Will lack of attachment be a real problem?

moliken · 04/20/2012, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by iwishtofish

moliken, I hope you stop back by...now that the clam has pretty much forced its way down to the bottom, I'm a bit concerned that it won't do well long-term on a surface where it cannot attach (the glass). It has stopped jumping around quite as much, I think. Will lack of attachment be a real problem?

clam can cert'ly attach to the bottom. np. for me, i'd place some small, 1/2", rocks around it. maybe it'll grab onto those. then moving is easier. if he gets enough light on bottom, no probs. i have a few unattached little clams.

iwishtofish · 04/20/2012, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by moliken

clam can cert'ly attach to the bottom. np. for me, i'd place some small, 1/2", rocks around it. maybe it'll grab onto those. then moving is easier. if he gets enough light on bottom, no probs. i have a few unattached little clams.

OK, great - he's stopped hopping quite as much. I'll make sure he gets enough light!

sneaton · 04/20/2012, 09:19 AM

my clam has never really attched itself where its fixed....maybe thats because its small....dont worry about attaching if its open and looks happy....i freaked out about my clam for a while,but now i realize its one of the hardy pieces in my tank.....i looks sweet and seems healthy so just relax and enjoy

sneaton · 04/20/2012, 09:23 AM

also it can be placed anywhere in the tank....you have enough lighting dont worry about spot lighting

sneaton · 04/20/2012, 09:23 AM

your cal,alk,mag levels are more important....keep them stable

iwishtofish · 04/20/2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sneaton

my clam has never really attched itself where its fixed....maybe thats because its small....dont worry about attaching if its open and looks happy....i freaked out about my clam for a while,but now i realize its one of the hardy pieces in my tank.....i looks sweet and seems healthy so just relax and enjoy

also it can be placed anywhere in the tank....you have enough lighting dont worry about spot lighting

your cal,alk,mag levels are more important....keep them stable

Thanks for the comments and advice, sneaton.

I'm doing pretty well keeping my levels good now, although testing daily is a PITA!

Do you have any idea what this is, in the middle of the picture? It seems stationary...has these two antennae...

moliken · 04/21/2012, 12:23 PM

that's an odd thing fr sure. details??

iwishtofish · 04/26/2012, 03:32 PM

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that's an odd thing fr sure. details??

Sorry to miss your post. I've received suggestions that it's a type of vermetid snail. Seems there are more than one, and they are putting out mucus strands. The "snail" can extend out a bit, or retract completely.

This darn clam is hopping all over the bottom of my tank. It now likes to move closer to the rocks, so that the mantle contacts them and there is increased risk of a hermit failling into it.

blueavatar · 04/26/2012, 08:24 PM

I would like to know how much you paid for this clam ? Is this giant clam ?

iwishtofish · 04/26/2012, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by blueavatar

I would like to know how much you paid for this clam ? Is this giant clam ?

I paid $100. I got a good price, I think, because I was on an organized club trip to the vendor's facility. Could be wrong about that, though.

I don't know enough about clams to tell you if it's considered a giant clam. This one is between 5 and 6 inches long; I have no idea how big they can get.

04/15/2012, 06:16 AM	#30
moliken Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: smyrna Posts: 3,536	np in falling. make sure it does stay upright in bb tank __________________ 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

04/21/2012, 12:23 PM	#47
moliken Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: smyrna Posts: 3,536	that's an odd thing fr sure. details?? __________________ 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

04/05/2012, 06:54 PM	#26
MBIETZ Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chico CA Posts: 421	O and i forgot to mention your clam is sweet I like how it looks fat the color is awesome as well.

04/14/2012, 07:03 PM	#28
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Got home today and found my clam top-down on the bottom of the tank (barebottom). Quickly reached in and put him back. I see no signs of injury, and I've heard they close as they fall (if they ever do). I'm thinking of just placing it on the bottom of the tank now. Upright, that is!

04/15/2012, 08:21 AM	#32
sneaton Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: indianapolis Posts: 742	ive had a 1-2 inch maxima on the sandbed of a 75 gallon for over a year.....im using t5 retrofit into a canopy (6 bulbs)....i think your fixture is fine

04/15/2012, 05:16 PM	#34
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Clam seems eager for light, down on the glass. LED is spotlighting it, in this picture:

04/15/2012, 10:52 PM	#37
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Lol, now the clam keeps occasionally snapping shut and rolling over on its side - mostly to just a 45 degree angle, fortunately. Makes a disconcerting noise on the glass. If this behavior doesn't stop, I may have to put it back up into the crevice in the rocks where I originally put it the day I brought it home. Not ideal, but I have no other ideas.

04/18/2012, 08:01 AM	#38
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Here's the clam yesterday evening. I am noticing a slightly lighter color that is hard to capture in the photos without overexposing. I also thought I saw another tiny strand of zooxanthellae being released. It's back up on the rocks, with good mantle extension, but no way to grab with its foot. I cut the LED light (27" away) back down to 4 hours just now, instead of 8. Should I be concerned about bleaching?

04/18/2012, 08:27 PM	#39
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	OK, here here's this clam... ...and he's a bit unhappy because he keeps getting moved around, and just isn't allowed to settle in. Now he's in a spot where he's wedged in a depression in the rocks, and he can't open his shell quite enough to be satisfied with that. What, therefore, does he do? He PUSHES, and slides one whole opposing pile of rock that is sitting on eggcrate on the bottom of the tank. Bad photo, with barrel distortion from the lens, but you can still see that the edge of the eggcrate is no longer parallel to the edge of the tank: I moved (grrrrrr) the clam back down to the bottom, put a piece of rock next to him to make it harder for him to lay on his side, and slid the rock around a little bit (it took a bit of effort). A 5.8 magnitude earthquake couldn't even do what this clam did, lol.

04/19/2012, 08:46 PM	#40
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	moliken, I hope you stop back by...now that the clam has pretty much forced its way down to the bottom, I'm a bit concerned that it won't do well long-term on a surface where it cannot attach (the glass). It has stopped jumping around quite as much, I think. Will lack of attachment be a real problem?

04/20/2012, 09:19 AM	#43
sneaton Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: indianapolis Posts: 742	my clam has never really attched itself where its fixed....maybe thats because its small....dont worry about attaching if its open and looks happy....i freaked out about my clam for a while,but now i realize its one of the hardy pieces in my tank.....i looks sweet and seems healthy so just relax and enjoy

04/20/2012, 09:23 AM	#44
sneaton Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: indianapolis Posts: 742	also it can be placed anywhere in the tank....you have enough lighting dont worry about spot lighting

04/26/2012, 08:24 PM	#49
blueavatar Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 32	I would like to know how much you paid for this clam ? Is this giant clam ?