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01-22-2006, 10:31 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2005
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 |  New Clam QUESTION
Hey guys, i just got a new clam two days ago from the pet store. When i saw the clam in the pet store he was fully opened up looking nice. But now he opens up but doesnt spread like i seen in the pet store. I also noticed these little ants type things on my sand and some where crawling on and around the clam i was wondering if this might be a problem. I dont know the name of the clam but it is purple with blue lines.
my lights are the Jebo Odyssea 36' 305 WATTS.  | 
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01-22-2006, 11:15 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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how many gallons is you tank, how long have you had it up, what else do you have in it? what are you supp levels? thanks  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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01-22-2006, 12:37 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Originally Posted by Reefer Madness Hey guys, i just got a new clam two days ago from the pet store. When i saw the clam in the pet store he was fully opened up looking nice. But now he opens up but doesnt spread like i seen in the pet store. I also noticed these little ants type things on my sand and some where crawling on and around the clam i was wondering if this might be a problem. I dont know the name of the clam but it is purple with blue lines.
my lights are the Jebo Odyssea 36' 305 WATTS. | Humm, I'm thinking maxima clam? Did you acclimate the clam to light and/or your water? It might be scared from the move, give it a couple of days.
The ant like things might be amphipods/copepods, maybe mysid shrimp, really nothing to worry about. If they bug you, a scooter blenny will take care of the problem, but I dont recommend getting a fish to rid of something you hate.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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01-23-2006, 06:31 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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i have a 45 gal tank and have had it running for about 6 to 8 months and i have two clown fish, a starfish, clouple of corals,slugs and snails. I did acclimate to the water very slowly but no one never told me to acclimate it to the light.
I have moved the clam to a rock but it pushes himself off looks like he shoots water out the back end for some reason.. Where would the clam be better off on the reef or the sand?? | |
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01-23-2006, 07:10 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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What kind of starfish and sea slug have you got? | |
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01-23-2006, 08:48 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Dont know the name of the starfish but it is gray and moves like an octopus graps food with his arm and brings it to his mouth moves pretty fast. 4 lettce sea slugs and around 8 turbo snails.. | |
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01-23-2006, 09:16 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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Place a flat piece of live rock or a shell under the clam's foot if you're going to keep it on the sandbed. This will give it a secure place to set its foot and also prevent predation from worms and such in the sandbed. It will also make it easier to move the clam if need be. | |
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01-23-2006, 05:22 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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so once i get the clam in the right spot how long should it take for it to fully open up. | |
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01-23-2006, 06:38 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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well...it really depends...for my deresa, i had him on the bottom for about a month and he opened up a little, then when he was used to the tank i moved him up way to the top...and how hes open like crazy i would guess it wont take more than a few days to at least open
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01-23-2006, 07:35 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jonesboro, arkansas Age: 29
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took my clam about 10 days to fully open and stop changing color. you might need to do like bruce and move it toward the top of the tank.
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125 gallon glass. 3 10k 250w metal halides, 1 4ft 110w vho actinic. who knows how much live rock. yellow tang, domino, cinnamon clown, percula clown, flame angel,peppermint shrimp, camel shrimp, skunk shrimp, a few turbo snails, lots of hermit crabs, leather coral, branching frogspawn, mushrooms, too much xenia, and several different zoo's and button polyps | |
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