adding clam to tank

First time will be getting and caring for Derasa clam.
Im buying a 4 inch derasa clam for $59.99 from LFS. It is my first derasa clam and curios about how to aclimate it and care guide for it. Help would be appreciated thanks!

 

I would drip acclimate from anywhere to 1-3 hours, When moving it to the tank make sure you burp the clam rolling it around underwater basicly to remove air that gets in the passage ways from the transfer, and then lights off for at least 2 hours IMO. then slowly gradually up them into full lighting over a period of a few days....

This is what ive done with my 3 Maxias, 1 Crocea, 1 Derasa and 1 Squamosa.

 

oh dang, clams have differnt acclimate ways compared to corals? Or do you do this to your corals also and clams?

 

I temperature float corals, Clams I drip, because they are invert's and are more touchy to parameter changes

You dont have to Drip them, you could temp float and pour about 1/2 cup of tank water in the bag every 5 minutes for an hour.

 

ah i see, but could you tell me why you turn the lighting off for 2 hours?

 

Well my moonlights run and by turning on the actinics a bit later it lets the clam adjust to the light, so it isnt put in shock....

Kinda what you should do with corals as well as in the idea of a frag rack and raising it slowly over time to place the corals. at the ideal height.

 

ah i see. Thanks for your help man. Uhm could you give me any advice on picking a good clam? Like what I should look for? and what kind of clams I should avoid?

 

Depending on your lighting and where you want the clam to be in the tank? In the Rockwork or sandbed?

 

uhm i heard derasa are sand dwellers, can they be on a rock? I dont mind having them on sandbed

 

Derasa/Squamosa are generally sandbed, and are ok with not intense lighting, maximas are rock dwelling, need intense lighting to maintain colors and crocea arent as high of lighting and dwell in the rocks.

When picture them out, make sure the mantle isnt pinched *all scrunched around the edges...

And it is open. Have them inspect the foot of the clam (underside) for pyarmid snails. they are pin head size and cream colored and look kinda like a triangle ish...

Other then that you should be good to go.