AdrianBryce Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 So I have a maxima, and have had it on the sand bed while I rescaped. I set it on a rock in the same spot it was in and it walked off. I set it on a dead piece of monti cap, and it walked off of it. What gives? Link to comment
franklypre Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 maybe it doesn't like where it is. Or maybe it opened up and fell off the rock. Clams are best off in the sand IMO Link to comment
cheryl jordan Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 maybe it doesn't like where it is. Or maybe it opened up and fell off the rock. Clams are best off in the sand IMO Put a piece of shell or flat rock under it and see if it attaches. Do not keep moving it to the rocks, for some reason it does not like the lighting or flow. Moving it around will stress it. Maximas do fine in the sand so just let it aclimate for awhile. Check your parameters or any inhabitants that may be bothering it. Good luck. Link to comment
Rockfish Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 maybe it doesn't like where it is. Or maybe it opened up and fell off the rock. Clams are best off in the sand IMO clams def do NOT belong in the sand.....that's how you kill them Link to comment
franklypre Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 clams def do NOT belong in the sand.....that's how you kill them HUH??? explain??? crocea is found grown in coral maxima is sometimes, and deresa, gigas, and all the rest spend all but the initial year or so in the sand. Clams are aqucultured in sand or CC. You must know somehting I don't. Link to comment
Rockfish Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 HUH??? explain??? crocea is found grown in coral maxima is sometimes, and deresa, gigas, and all the rest spend all but the initial year or so in the sand. Clams are aqucultured in sand or CC. You must know somehting I don't. maximas and croceas are rock boring clams they get send in there intake and you will kill them!! derasa, gigas and squamies will do fine in sand Link to comment
cheryl jordan Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 clams def do NOT belong in the sand.....that's how you kill them Wrong, and thousand have clams especially maximas in the sand. If sand killed them, then they would perish in the ocean. Still waiting for my maxima and squami to die after being in the sand for years. Let the clam aclimate, it does not want to be on the rocks right now, probably because he changed the aquascape. Let it settle then slowly move it up,maximas and corcea are rock boring by nature but do fine in the sand. Sorry RF, but my years of experience trump you marine biology degree. Link to comment
reeftankguy Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 So are you telling me I have dead thriving clams... Kidding! Link to comment
franklypre Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Rock boring means they drill into the rock they mearly let coral grow around them from what I know. Link to comment
pineo Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 if you want to get the "sand-bed effect" bury a rock in the sand, let the clam attach to that. Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Ok. I guess I wasn't clear. The clam has been in the same spot for a month, in sand. I picked it up and set a rock underneath it...it walked off. I picked it up and put a piece of dead monti under it, in the same spot it has always been in, and it walked off it. it seems to want to be in the sand Link to comment
dtfleming Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 clams def do NOT belong in the sand.....that's how you kill them Link to comment
cheryl jordan Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 So leave it in the sand, if it is still opening fully, response to light and is not bleaching no problem. My maxima moves every once in a while, with no harm done. Usually happens when I change the flow. Clams in sand do they look like they are dying Good luck. Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Yeah, it opens fully. Just thought it had to be on a rock. plus I want it higher up. Link to comment
Rockfish Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Wrong, and thousand have clams especially maximas in the sand. If sand killed them, then they would perish in the ocean. Still waiting for my maxima and squami to die after being in the sand for years. Let the clam aclimate, it does not want to be on the rocks right now, probably because he changed the aquascape. Let it settle then slowly move it up,maximas and corcea are rock boring by nature but do fine in the sand. Sorry RF, but my years of experience trump you marine biology degree. all i'm saying is in nature you aill almost NEVER find a maxima or a crocea clam in the sand and anything that's not a natural environment is ill advised in my book when it comes to clams Link to comment
dtfleming Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 OMG........................ Link to comment
cheryl jordan Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 all i'm saying is in nature you aill almost NEVER find a maxima or a crocea clam in the sand and anything that's not a natural environment is ill advised in my book when it comes to clams Your right RF in nature maximas and crocea are found in rocks. But you know these are closed systems and if the clam keeps moving around than it needs to settle, be it in the sand or on a rock. I agree 100% that the ideal placement is on a rock, but that usually is not the case. As you can see my crocea is boring in a rock, but my maxima made it clear no rocks. Smaller clams may have problems with placement, but once they get larger they choose the spot not me. Sand is ever present in the tidal zones that rock boring clams live yet they still thrive. Nothing is set in stone when it comes to marine science and it is ever changing. No hard feeling on my part. Link to comment
frickenfragger Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Try a different spot on a rock, could be flow issue. Don't move it up to fast. Link to comment
Rockfish Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Your right RF in nature maximas and crocea are found in rocks. But you know these are closed systems and if the clam keeps moving around than it needs to settle, be it in the sand or on a rock. I agree 100% that the ideal placement is on a rock, but that usually is not the case. As you can see my crocea is boring in a rock, but my maxima made it clear no rocks. Smaller clams may have problems with placement, but once they get larger they choose the spot not me. Sand is ever present in the tidal zones that rock boring clams live yet they still thrive. Nothing is set in stone when it comes to marine science and it is ever changing. No hard feeling on my part. agreed!! Link to comment
coolwaters Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 my clams crocea and maxima has been on my sand for years now. anything that gets inside the mouth that it doesnt want gets shot back out. but i did notice they like rocks better. just need to find something that will fit on them snuggly. Link to comment
Kataro Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 wait so does maxima also bore into rocks? thought only crocea does that... Link to comment
Rockfish Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 wait so does maxima also bore into rocks? thought only crocea does that... Maximas are rock-dwelling as well Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Mine clearly is not. walks right off of any hard surface. Link to comment
Rockfish Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Mine clearly is not. walks right off of any hard surface. try placing him with his intake siphon pointed in the direction of some decent (but not 100% direct) flow and see what happens Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 try placing him with his intake siphon pointed in the direction of some decent (but not 100% direct) flow and see what happens Mine is a base model, doesn't come with an intake siphon, those didn't come standard on Maximas until 2010. J/K I will give it a shot when I get home from work. Link to comment
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