SoCal Reefer Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 What is the easyist clam to care for interms of feeding and lighting. I heard derasa clams are beginner clams? Link to comment
qwertyuiop Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 no calm is a beginner clam, derasa clams are easier to care for, they dont need as much light but get HUGE, thats all i can help you with Link to comment
SoCal Reefer Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 what brand of phyto is good for clams? Link to comment
Doc Shake Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 T. derasa need less light than other clams in the genera, but still can be tricky. The up side is T. derasa pick up more nitrate than any other clam. Link to comment
B16A2NR Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 DT's live phytoplankton and my personal favorite Liquid lifes, Marine phtoplankton with cyclopese. Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 But either way, dont skimp on the lighting. Link to comment
Steve973 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Clams will not accept cyclopeeze. Link to comment
FAC_WNY Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 The easiest clam to keep would be H. hippopus. Cheers, Fred Link to comment
666 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 No Fred, This is the easiest clam to keep. It's a Fakus Maximus. Link to comment
Steve973 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Fred, because? ...................... These statements are usually better when backed up by reasons, since the person asking doesn't know, and it's never a good idea to accept it just because someone made the claim. Link to comment
B16A2NR Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Oops I mean liquid lifes smaller size phyto. Link to comment
FAC_WNY Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Because I said so...and because I don't usually just spew random crap out of my mouth (or hands in this case). But mainly because they require less light than any of the other "giant clams" to survive. And because they also do well in fairly "dirty" water (they're exceptionally efficient nutrient sinks). Cheers, Fred Link to comment
Doc Shake Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 H. hippopus is not as efficient at nutrient uptake as T. derasa. Link to comment
FAC_WNY Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 I didn't say it was MORE efficient..but the coupling of a clam that requires lower lighting and prefers slightly higher nutrient levels would make it the easiest clam to keep..at least in my book. Cheers, Fred Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Well... I disagree that it prefers higher nutrient levels.. but completely agree that they do tolerate them much better. Link to comment
Doc Shake Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Sorry BK, but you are way off. Tridacna roundly show higher growth rates when nutrient levels are high. In culture, farmers seed post pediveliger grow out tanks with ammonium or nitrate very often. Link to comment
Doc Shake Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 squamosa is a species in the genus Tridacna. Link to comment
SoCal Reefer Posted April 3, 2005 Author Share Posted April 3, 2005 what is the other genus it starts with H Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Does higher growth rates = preferred. I think most everyone would say yes... but I'm really, truly an advocate of immitating NSW params as close as I can. Link to comment
Mike Maddox Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Lots of good info here: http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showth...read.php?t=7418 DT's is an excellent commercial phyto product for clams, btw. Link to comment
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