WhiteShark Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I will be purchasing a Crocea Clam at a LFS which is very close to my apartment (it’ll spend all of about 20-25 min in a bag before its back at my apartment for acclimation). I’ve heard a lot of conflicting information out there about how to acclimate clams. Anything from people saying to drip acclimate it for hours, to temp acclimate it and then just drop it in (of course I also get the extremes of “Don’t ever let it touch the air!” and “Quarantine it for weeks!”). I’m sure there’s truth somewhere in all these statements, but much of the advise seems to come from shipped clams (via UPS or something) as apposed to locally bought clams. Any thoughts? Link to comment
WhiteShark Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 hhmm...guess no one has clams in their nano anymore. Link to comment
Quokka Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 hhmm...guess no one has clams in their nano anymore. honestly i just drip acclimated my crocea and its been doing great for the last 7 months Link to comment
splinter492 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 http://www.nano-reef.com/search/q.php?cx=p...cclimation#1043 Link to comment
awpong Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I float acclimated my clam and added small bits of tank water to the tank for about 45 mins. The clam can be out of water and in the air, just make sure that you burp the clam once it's in water. Burping a clam: Rotate the clam 360* multiple times to let the air bubbles escape. Link to comment
Banjo Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I float for 15 to temp match, RO dip for 20 minutes, and then place it in. Link to comment
Bill Nye Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I float for 15 to temp match, RO dip for 20 minutes, and then place it in. This is what I do as well. If you are going to dip something in fresh water, I think it will be ok going into your tank without a drip. Link to comment
imchee Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I just bought mine last night. Left it in the car while I hit the golf range. Came back to find my car battery died. By the time I got home I was too tired to worry about the clam. Popped him directly into the tank no dip, no acclimation, no worrying about air etc. He did up pretty quickly and was responsive to the shadows. Checked on him this morning and he's doing ok but my lights are on the night cycle so I can't really be sure. Link to comment
jnelson Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Clams are a bit more resilient than some people give them credit for. I acclimated my Crocea pretty similarly to other people here - float for 15 minutes, add tank water for about another 45 minutes, place it in the tank, rotate it to burp, and set it on a rock. It has yet to attach to the rock and occasionally moves around a bit and falls over. It can be on its side for a few hours while I'm at work, and it'll be just fine as soon as I get home and place him upright again. Link to comment
koensayr Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Most acclimation procedures should be fine, since it will have a very short travel time. If it is your first clam, no need to QT since there's really nothing in your tank to infect. I also would not do freshwater dip, especially if you have no other clams in your tank. It is a controlling measure for pinched mantle. It is kind of a last ditch effort and is very stressful for the clam. It also has been shown to only control the disease temporarily and can't really cure it completely. So I wouldn't stress the clam with a freshwater dip. Link to comment
mzoo Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 all my clams, same...float, add some tank water to bag, then clam in. have never done a FW dip on any clam. have yet to encoounter any clam parasites either. Link to comment
Reefie Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Properly acclimated, meaning water, temp, and most importantly LIGHT! Most people don't light acclimate clams, I learned through my experiences, I was one of those people. Light acclimate by placing the clam on the substrate with a frag disk lightly buried under the clam for a minimum of 1 week, then week by week start slowly moving the clam with the frag disk up higher until the "desired" placement of your choice. Your "desired" placement may not be the clam's "desired" placement, so be prepared if it decides to move. If it is happy where you place it, it will attach itself there. Link to comment
sanchez Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Reefie.. If you just took the colors of all of your stuff out your signature would be 1/2 as long :\ Link to comment
Euphyllia Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Here's what I did... Drip acclimated for roughly an hour. Took them out of the water and placed it in the tank. Both clams are doing great. Link to comment
koensayr Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 you guys really need to look at the date of the OP before replying. I'm sure he has bought the clam long ago and acclimated it by now. Link to comment
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