255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 the three clams on the sandbed...from l to r : gigas , maxima , squamosa (tiger?) other additions, green plate coral on sandbed and hammer near overflow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 i measured it wrongly, the gigas is actually placed in an angle that didn show its size, so i measured it underwater and its around 18-19". mmmm, how do clams reproduce btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 is this a squamosa or tiger? the LFS said its a tiger clam but i think its a squamosa....this is around 15" with mantle fully opened....not yet fully opened this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 wat about this green plate eh? erm, can i epoxy it to the rocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 whoa! why do i have a pic of a harlequin tuskfish instead of me plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 once more, the green plate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted August 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2006 thats one freaking huge clam u got there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 my maxima! about to open..... or can it be a crocea? P.S: how come there is a tuskfish in my attached pic? i don have that fish AND nor do i have a pic like that in my PC. ghosts are among us...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 the gigas is around 12-13" wide, the only thing stopping its mantle from fully flapping its width are the rockscape to the left and the glass to the right. it literally took more than half the width of my tank.....does it look healthy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 big ben bro, how are the size of tridacna clams in singapore? surely LFS there sell sizes smaller and bigger than the clams i have no? i bought all these clams from miri, and these are average sizes.... bought the gigas for rm$150 = SGD$68-70 squamosa rm $100 = SGD$40-45 maxima rm$180 = SGD$75-80 ------------------------ so clams wise, my LFS sells them cheap last pic, tank with clams, just acclimatizing them to te MH, not fully switched on. hmmm, the squamosa is shaded abit by the rocks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member godzillaliu88 Posted August 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2006 big ben bro, how are the size of tridacna clams in singapore? surely LFS there sell sizes smaller and bigger than the clams i have no? i bought all these clams from miri, and these are average sizes.... bought the gigas for rm$150 = SGD$68-70 squamosa rm $100 = SGD$40-45 maxima rm$180 = SGD$75-80 ------------------------ so clams wise, my LFS sells them cheap last pic, tank with clams, just acclimatizing them to te MH, not fully switched on. hmmm, the squamosa is shaded abit by the rocks.... your LFS? at where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted August 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2006 hey oh i am juz a newbie .. haven seen one that is so big selling in lfs .. btw your clam collection is very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 His LFS is in Miri (Sarawak)... probably those giant clams were caught nearby... amazingly HUGE!!! Oh bro... they mate by shooting sperm into the water... hahahaha... Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member godzillaliu88 Posted August 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2006 His LFS is in Miri (Sarawak)... probably those giant clams were caught nearby... amazingly HUGE!!! Oh bro... they mate by shooting sperm into the water... hahahaha... sarawak. if possible. can we order clams and have it sent here? SRC members can get a dicount? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member w3ish3ng Posted August 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted August 19, 2006 please support our local lfs whenever possible. Quote Member of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 please support our local lfs whenever possible. Yes... quite true... but how often do you see clams that size? Even the Maxima is HUGE!!! Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member fishtalk1517 Posted August 20, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted August 20, 2006 HUGE CLAM u got there The biggest clam I got is squamosa, 6 inch only Compared to urs, mine is only baby lor ..... Quote A person, himself can be his own Lawyer, but he can never be his own Judge ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 my LFS is Ah Siong Aquarium in Miri. my local LFS in Brunei, Aqsa Aquatics also sell a few giant clams. I saw a gigas last time that was 3 feet big in their 8 feet show tank. Don knoe what happened to it when they renovate the place. I herd they put back in their PADI cultivation farm cos my local LFS owns a farm in South China Sea somewhere. The problem for me is finding small clams to put in between the small crevices. i think small clams are cute and should be mixed with giant ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 What a huge clam colony you have there! How are they doing now? Quote 3.5ft X 2 ft X 2.5 ft Deltec Protein Skimmer AP 600 - Eheim Compact 1000 Deltec - NF 509 Teco RA 640 Chiller - Aqua-Bee UP 2000i Aquarium Pump Aqua-Bee UP 7000 Aquarium Pump - return Skimz Fluidized Reactor- Aqua-Bee UP 2000 tee off to NF 509 and CR DE Lightings 8 x 39watts Turbelle stream Kit TS07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Yeah bro 255... it's been a while... any updatez? Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 really sorry for the long leave of absence bros...my internet got awry well im back online and ive got pics of updates. many things happened during the 3 weeks of absence. here's a gist: added livestock 3 weeks ago: 1 Desjardin Sailfin Tang 1 Scopas Tang 1 Blue Tang 1 Naso Tang (all 2-3" in length) 1 black blenny 1 bicolor blenny 1 pink and blue watchman goby 1 orange dottyback 1 4-striped damsel (all 1-2" in length) Now.... I added these in a span of 3 weeks and they were bought fresh from QT tank. in a week, these died 1 Blue Tang - Ich 1 Sailfin Tang - Missing. No trace (eaten by anemone?) 1 pink and blue watchman goby - Deceased 1 orange dottyback - Missing. No trace (eaten by anemone?) I feel like giving my 2' LTA away becos it seemed to be eating my fish - most likely suspect. Last week i bought 1 fish ordered from Hawaii.... a Purple Tang! quite a rarity in my region's market but worth the buy. still look dodgy tho becos the Naso and Scopas i have are always zipping here and there, grazing everywhere lets see if i have pics to share, plus the deceased perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 btw, clams are doing too great! my gigas has already outgrown the tank so i had to move rocks for it to spread more. maxima is a bit pale til i changed my setting to 14K and 20K. derasa has grown abit too. been adding Seachem Calcium and Kent Marine Minerals. now wehre did i put the pics? *search* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 my late goby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
255 255 255 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 my late sailfin...my most beautiful fish.....well, used to be one before it went MIA..anyone thinks its still alive and hiding somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted September 18, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 hey how big is the sail fin ? they dont usually MIA though. they are qutie active fishes, might wanna look out for protential bullies present in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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