Derasa clams ARE much easier to keep than other varieties. Good beginner clam, very forgiving. Maximas aren’t as bad as people let on, either. The trick is to get one 3 inches or larger. Any smaller, are much more difficult until they achieve that size as they have to be fed regularly. Triadacna like 1.025 salinity. Maximas can take as much light as you wanna give them. Derasas much less.
@lisafoster4468
Жыл бұрын
The strings are called byssal threads. :)
@SKIM_831
3 жыл бұрын
The clam coment got me to like😂😂😂😭😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Ellery-USA
4 жыл бұрын
Going back on my clam binge again. Too bad this is the worst time pricing wise for anything anymore. I've had a couple of clams over 8-9 years and after I've moved I've never had any luck with the Wild Tahitian Maximas or any of the small clams either. Right now I have a 9" clam and been doing well so far. Will hope the 2 arriving tomorrow will be ok too from LA.
@jonandlisa2000
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the stream Marc, missed it live so caught up with it this morning 👍
@jonnytwotimes9196
3 жыл бұрын
Great discussion video
@lisafoster4468
Жыл бұрын
Guess quarantine is good for clams, too.
@angelsdevils2956
7 ай бұрын
Clams of the bearded types
@CahnDalan310
3 жыл бұрын
Manfaat ilmunyA
@skzion2
4 жыл бұрын
A clam refugium ... with sponges! I believe that sponges are very efficient and suck up some different nutrients than clams.
@aquagirltalks479
4 жыл бұрын
Marc! My 3” maxima clam footed to my glass bottom tank through an inch of sand bed. I had set it next to my rock work 2 weeks ago and I was curing a flat piece of rock for it to foot to but now I’m afraid I can’t move it. Is it fine footed to the tank bottom? It moves to turn and is doing fantastic so far in the tank over all. The tank is 9 months old and I supplement with phytoplankton.
@dropitlikeitshot815
4 жыл бұрын
It's fine. I say leave it. You could also remove it by slowly working the foot loose with something flat like a playing card or credit card.
@aquagirltalks479
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your reply Rob🙏🏻 it’s still on the sand, footed to the glass beneath. Huge progress in shell growth😻
@dropitlikeitshot815
4 жыл бұрын
@@aquagirltalks479 That's awesome. Congratulations. They are one of my favs in the aquarium hobby.
@CezarLoureiro
3 жыл бұрын
In Brazil we used to dip in RO fresh water for 30 min.
@melevsreef
3 жыл бұрын
That seems like a long time. I'd probably start getting nervous after 15 minutes.... it's been years since I've had a clam in my reef tank.
@CezarLoureiro
3 жыл бұрын
@@melevsreef Yes.. the theory is that tridacnas are often out of the water at low tide. So you can do a good prophylaxis on the animal
@thegolflife7565
4 жыл бұрын
What are absolute no nos to have with Tridacnea? Hermit crabs? Certain fish? Shrimp?
@christophercrosby8489
3 жыл бұрын
42:40 that’s what she said 🤣
@lisafoster4468
Жыл бұрын
What do you think of the idea of live phyto on a doser? Or would that cause greenwater issues?
@melevsreef
Жыл бұрын
I never tried that. I’d have to answer more questions before I’d try.
@fishstix1988
4 жыл бұрын
what type of lights do you recommend for them and how many? I'm trying to decide between AI, Kessil, and Red Sea
@jessemac5556
4 жыл бұрын
Nsw is kh7 and there are loads of clams on the GBR
@jt2749
4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking you would be discussing a different kind of clams
@melevsreef
4 жыл бұрын
Wrong channel. 😂
@staceygianoplos6381
4 жыл бұрын
Link to clam book? Or name and author?
@brighton09100
3 жыл бұрын
To many commercials!
@kongyiu
3 жыл бұрын
Hello! I had a clamp for around 10 months. But then it died a few weeks after I added 3 peppermint shrimps. When it was dark, the shrimps will attack the clamp. Are peppermint shrimps bad for clamps?
@thegolflife7565
4 жыл бұрын
What can you not have when it ones to clams? Do hermit crabs, certain types of fish eat them? What else eat them?
@dropitlikeitshot815
4 жыл бұрын
I'd say any fish or invert who's natural diet consists of clams in general. They mentioned covering the clam for a week with a strawberry basket, I've used golf ball baskets in the past as well. Anything with holes to let light and flow through will work. That allows you to observe livestock and how they act around the new clam.
@Dan-lg4ti
4 жыл бұрын
My LFS employees say wrasses pick at them sometimes
@zsxking
4 жыл бұрын
How tolerate is clam to stings? I had coral growing on the shield no problem. But I also had a clam for a year then died overnight, when near by a maxi anemone. Still wondering if it's the cause or coincidence.
@melevsreef
4 жыл бұрын
"on the shield"? Do you mean on the side of the shell? Clams do die quickly, it can be within 24 to 48 hours.
@zsxking
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, do you have your live stream in podcast format? Would love to hear it on my commute.
@melevsreef
4 жыл бұрын
Not yet, but will try to do that before the end of the year.
@justinreefaquarium8463
4 жыл бұрын
Hi I have a clam from and my clans foot has ripped off the will it survive without a foot
@Ryan4321
4 жыл бұрын
should i still gravel vac my sand if i have i diamond golby?
@melevsreef
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t think so.
@bensmith540
4 жыл бұрын
Has anyone had luck keeping a clam in a biocube?? I ask because I know the stock lighting in them isn’t real intense. I keep various SPS corals that have grown from frags into colonies, so I know they are better than public perception. I was just wondering if there are success stories out there.
@iPhone4SEman
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Melvin
@rustyshackleford7288
4 жыл бұрын
I hate that. Shady seller. That is bad. I don't like that.
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