sangheili Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 So my new Crocea (not the bright one above) is doing this when the lights are off... Link to comment
sangheili Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Fantastic book (with lots of awesome pictures) for you guys to check out... http://au.blurb.com/ebooks/reader.html?e=374835#/spread/front Link to comment
gus6464 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 My new Maxima. Finally on a spot it likes and really starting to open up. Link to comment
sangheili Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The question now becomes... will aluminum (Phosguard) hurt my clams more then GFO? Link to comment
tetraodon Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 hey guys and gals, check this clam video out. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 So I thought you guys would enjoy this: Giant clams are the Swiss Army Knives of coral reefs http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/giant-clams-are-swiss-army-knives A recently published research paper quantifies the many important ecological roles of Tridacna and Hippopus spp. clams. They serve as nature's buffet, filters, engineers, and homes. Beauty and purpose; we don't sing enough praises for these under-appreciated bivalves! The researchers identify numerous roles giant clams play: Provides direct food for a wide range of predators and scavengers. Fish, shrimps, crabs, sponges, urchins, starfish, snails, octopus, worms, and a lot more animals of every phylum under the sea all eat clams for sustenance. Provides additional nutrition for organisms that eat the clam's expelled waste, zooxanthellae, and gametes. Processes and purifies seawater, thus counteracting eutrophication (in other words, keeping nutrient levels down). Serve as reservoirs for zooxanthellae, releasing them "for other zooxanthellate-dependent species to ‘take up’, hence contributing to the wider coral reef ecosystem." Think of clams as zooxanthellae banks. Adds great amounts of calcium carbonate to coral reefs. Bioerode existing calcium carbonate structures (e.g. coral, live rock) releasing life-building materials back into the local ecosystem. The research specifically cites Tridacna crocea and their boring activities. Gives shelter to a host of animals within its mantle scutes. Provides a secure, reliable anchoring point for many organisms to colonize on. Enhances topography, IOW changing the water flow around them to favor other life on the reef. Are host to commensal and ectoparasitic organisms (although we're sure these clams would rather not host parasites if given a choice) In a nutshell, giant clams play big roles in making other reef life possible ... even if it means some of this life will eat them. The open-access research is published in Biological Conservation. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 i want to wish everyone a happy new year/ belated happy holidays, Link to comment
tetraodon Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 anything new and/or exciting in the wonderful world of clams? Link to comment
Kirky Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Picked up my 2nd clam last weekend , it's a blue&black maxima aprox 1.5/2" just need to get a decent pic of it :? Link to comment
ReeferBoo Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I'll just leave this here Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 love those light green speckles, looks like glitter. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I'll just leave this here hory sheet, haha thats a pretty lady Link to comment
hypostatic Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 anything new and/or exciting in the wonderful world of clams? Hmmmm check out this: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150106-disco-clams-animals-science-oceans-light-predators/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20150106news-discoclams&utm_campaign=Content&sf6768895=1 Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's pretty. It's been 13 mos since I got Lil Bit when she was just over .5" big from Saltcritters. She is now 1.5". Last night I drip acclimated her and rehomed her to my 34g tank. The last few wks she was opening and closing more which made me nervous cuz once she opens she's usually open all day unless something makes her close. She was so tiny then. Even the gsp on the back wall was small and hadn't grown yet. Now in her 34 after I just put her in. 8 mins later she started opening up already. Then an hr later the lights turned off so this will be her first full day. I'll come back in and update today when she's opened. And today....happy. She still hasn't opened up all the way. The lights just came on. How can I remove the ugly zoas from the rock w/ my clam on it? How long can I have it out while trying to scrape them away? Link to comment
beja Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 hi from malaysia.. my 2 clam.. started in my tank about 1 inch ......have them nearly a year and its growth to 2.5inch... Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 hi from malaysia.. my 2 clam.. started in my tank about 1 inch ......have them nearly a year and its growth to 2.5inch... That's wonderful! Did both grow that fast? What is the claim on the left? Squamosa? Link to comment
beja Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Thanks! Sorry .. Its about 2.1/2.2 inch only .. Bad calculation ? .. On the left its crocea. Love them both .. Not much maxima here in malaysia .. Hard to find one Link to comment
Highball Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My maxima that I've had since January My teardrop Maxima (thanks for identifying it for me nano-reefers!). Had her since January 2014 Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My maxima! Grown from 3" to now well over 6" Link to comment
beja Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 how long it takes to get 6''? nice maxima ! Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I should update my clam status.... was 3. currently 0. gold maxima: 733 days deresa: 333 days crocea: 982 days. lost all three after i ordered from reef cleaners. I suspect predators. Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I should update my clam status.... was 3. currently 0. gold maxima: 733 days deresa: 333 days crocea: 982 days. lost all three after i ordered from reef cleaners. I suspect predators. Link to comment
beja Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 just add another 3'' maxima... ..luckly my lfs manage to get me this... can i called it clam gardens? lol Link to comment
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