ltljoker
The Great Tang Herder
I just got my first clam, what do you feed it and how do you feed it. Do you just spot feed it plankton or brine shrimp like i do other corals and such
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dcantucson
Reef pro
Some one once told me to feed them oyster eggs and they would grow rapidly. I have had one for about 1 1/2 years and it's doubled in size without any direct feedings whatsoever.
yote
In Memoriam
I never fed my clams anything except light and good quality water.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I don't feed my clams either.
JAG107
Reef enthusiast
Light should be all the food your clams need. The particles it filters from the water column for supplemental nutrition are way too small to be sold in a bottle (that I know of). Bottled phyto will most likely just pollute your water and make everything sad.
Smitty
Reef pro
I fed mine,when I had one, phytoplankton once a week...I've read somewhere that it is not a good idea to directly spot feed them, just place food in water and let them filter it, but like mentioned, good lighting and calcium levels should be enough for them to thrive.
yote
In Memoriam
I think I read some where that they can live several hundred years if the conditions are right.
daugherty
part time reefer
all depends on your water i have had mine for almost 2 years some people have had them for 10 years some people have had them live for a couple weeks
winyfrog
Yep!
I've had several clams, I had croceas that have lived 4+ years, Gigantis clam that lived for 8+ years (it died because my anemone decided to camp on it over night and it stressed it out) I had a tear drop maxima that lived 7+ years, until my blue face angel (which is not reef safe) decided to eat it, I was trying to break the rules, see where it got me. :(
These were clams that went into my tanks that had been running for 2-3 years, the ones I put in before this didn't last only 6 months or so.
These were clams that went into my tanks that had been running for 2-3 years, the ones I put in before this didn't last only 6 months or so.
yote
In Memoriam
The last clam I had,I traded it after a year and half.
dcantucson
Reef pro
yote, Why would you trade your clam off?
yote
In Memoriam
It wouldnt attach its foot anywhere and kept its mantle under the rocks where is wasnt getting any light.I didnt want it dieing,so traded it for a couple of acro frags.
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
I assume they key to your success was keeping excellent water quality all that time. True?
winyfrog
Yep!
water quality is very very important for clams. I'm sure thats why the clams I had before my tanks had fully matured died.
They do like some nitrates but not high amounts.
They do like some nitrates but not high amounts.
