Clam Question?

[Shad]

I just got two 3 1/2 inch clams today. I have read that they require a lot of light. I have the outer orbits light fixture with two 250watt bulbs. Where is a good place to place the clams?(92 bow front) Higher mid or lower on the rocks? Thanks, Shad

 

[nanoreefer22]

What kind of clams are they? You're lighting should be more than sufficient to make for happy clams, if of course your parameters are in check.

You could probably put the clams on the sand and they'd be able to get enough light.
-Kris

 

[Shad]

Crocea I believe? Blueish greenish you might be able to see them in my photos.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Where are the pictures ?

 

[Shad]

Click on my tank photos. you can see them. Its not a real close up pic though.

 

[Shad]

Sorry I meant click on my gallery.

 

[crox99]

You can keep them on the sand bad.

 

[WaterPlant]

You can keep them on the sand bad.

am i right that the giant clams should be kept in the sand bed only if you have a rock plate underneath? I was told they lived among the rocks in the wild instead of sand. however, i see all the experts here have them in the sand bed.

 

[Deanos]

Crocea and maxima clams are typically found attached to or embedded in rocks in the wild. For aquarists wanting to place them on the sandbed, it is recommended that they first be allowed to attach to a flat rock then placed on the sandbed.

 

[prattreef]

The Boston Aqua Farms reef disks work well for this application too. Just place one right under the surface of the sand and put the clam on top of it. It will reach down and attach itself quite quickly... sometimes overnight.

 

[ReeferGoneMad]

We can do this because our tanks don't have sand dwelling predatory animals that would feed on them in the wild. They seem to feel secure when their foot is rooted within a piece of rock and or coral in the wild thus this is why we suggest you place the rock or frag disc within the sand and the clam on the rock, then cover some of the clams side with sand.