Clams

[GATECRASHER]

what are the temperature requirements for clams?

what should i look for when buying a clam?

what do i feed it with? plankton?

[metals99]

they need alot of calcium... and good lighting...

[Matt06]

Ya, MH is the best I guess...

[Matt06]

Ya, MH is the best I guess...

[FuEl]

Smaller clams rely on phytoplankton and light. Bigger ones rely more on light. Try to keep your temperature at 27-28 should be alright. Try not to exceed 30.

[Luckychwee]

can anyone tell me what size then u consider as big ? i have one which is 3.5" and another one at 6". so should i feed them with phankton or light is enough ? thanks !

[metals99]

they need alot of light and calcium... i have not ever kept em' but as i read b4 when they are small they need planktons to their diet when they grow bigger then like 5 inches like that they need alot of light for their 'zooalites'(sorry i think wrong spelling)

try go to kinokuniya got this book on clams nice pics too read it there..

got care etc. of clams..

[Morgan]

Hi crasher

what are the temperature requirements for clams?

what should i look for when buying a clam?

what do i feed it with? plankton?

If you ask questions like these then probably your tank is not setup for clams.

You do not know what is the basic requirement........would advise you to read up on their requirment 1st.

After that then you can progress from there.

Information you get from here is OK but you may not get the full "picture".

[Dispar_Anthias]

what are the temperature requirements for clams?

what should i look for when buying a clam?

what do i feed it with? plankton?

Clam above 4 inches do not need to be fed..... All they need is just high and strong lighting such as MH and high calcium level for their shell..........

Healthy clam should react to shadow almost immediately but shrinking their mantle slightly................ And they should not have damage base or broken mantle

[Matt06]

phytoplankton <-- where to get?

[pospeh]

Dispar, actually, it's clams that are larger than 2 inches do not need to be fed.

Matt, can get (refrigerated) phyto from our sponsor, or you can culture them if you are into that sort of thing.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Dispar, actually, it's clams that are larger than 2 inches do not need to be fed.

Matt, can get (refrigerated) phyto from our sponsor, or you can culture them if you are into that sort of thing.

Not edwin told me clam 4inches or larger do not need to be fed........

[GATECRASHER]

Hi crasher

If you ask questions like these then probably your tank is not setup for clams.

You do not know what is the basic requirement........would advise you to read up on their requirment 1st.

After that then you can progress from there.

Information you get from here is OK but you may not get the full "picture".

newbies come in this section to learn and to ask questions. If ask questions also wrong, then I also dunno what to say.

[Dispar_Anthias]

newbies come in this section to learn and to ask questions. If ask questions also wrong, then I also dunno what to say.

hey relax manz

[SpiderOne]

i have absolutely no idea what he said that made u think it was wrong.

http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/SGEM/ go brush up on your english dude

[GATECRASHER]

i have absolutely no idea what he said that made u think it was wrong.

http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/SGEM/ go brush up on your english dude

go play in traffic kid!

[Achilles Tang]

Moby Dick/Gatecrasher,

Take it easy lah. Morgan is afraid that you are looking for simple answers to simple questions and then rush to do it.

Reefkeeping is not so straightforward... a lot of theory is needed. If you don't want to learn the basic theory, simple answers will do you more hurt.

Like:

"How to drive a car"?

Ans: "get into the seat, close the door and go"

Enough? How about driving theory test? How about practical knowledge? How about getting a license first?How about road experience? How about having a proper car in the first place?

Understand?

[Matt06]

Let us create a positive environment here alright?

I understand lots of us here do not like the practice of "trial and error" kind of attitude towards reefkeeping, but please, can we be more polite here in this forum... This is a place for us to share our knowledge...

[Air]

Hi crasher

If you ask questions like these then probably your tank is not setup for clams.

You do not know what is the basic requirement........would advise you to read up on their requirment 1st.

After that then you can progress from there.

Information you get from here is OK but you may not get the full "picture".

if we really had the read the book, do u think we still need to post here n ask?

what do u suggest? read up a book on clam n post it here to confirm?

[bwilly]

sometime ppl no money to buy bk mah..

wah liu.. hehe...

relax ah..

just dump in the clam. dose with MH, feed with plankton n calcium.

temperature as per normal good enough. (which is for marine fishes)

[Matt06]

Let's get over and done with this thread... Lets continue to answer GATECRASHER if you are able... I still don't understand, whenever I tries to feed my clam, it always close suddently, and by doing so, it will eject water... So how?

[pospeh]

Matt, unless you have a small clam, you do not need to feed clams.

If you are using a syringe to feed it phyto, dont squirt directly on it.

BTW, the questions gatecrasher asked are not commonly answered even in books, as marine books and even reef books usually do not cover the keeping of clams.

And it is not like gate has asked in a series of threads a bunch of really "newbie" questions, like some of the posters here, and needs to be reminded to study up first.