new clam

[peregrinus]

heres a few pics of my new clam.

[dakar]

Looking good. Little fella aint he? What's the growth rate on those guys?

[peregrinus]

yeah he's about 2". not sure how fast they grow sence this is my first clam. ;)

[Reptoreef]

They can be pretty rapid... monitor your ca and alk... these are essential for growth. At his size, I recommend direct feeding(place a bottomless clear 2 liter soda bottle over the clam and inject some phytoplankton into the bottle over the clam and let it remain until the water clears). I love the 3 clams I have... they really seem to add an awesome diversity to the captive reef.

[davejnz]

Those are some nice clams,I wish i could have a baby maxima but i cant find a local source for live phyto/DT's

[Grandmaster_Toad]

I have some clams whose musculs are black and white spots. They happend to be on some live rock when i got it. A nice size...about 3 inches across. also have a rocl with tons of little ones on it..... Any idea what kinda they could be? I have had them for a long time and no-one can seem to identify them. Ill post a pic tomarrow.
GT

[dakar]

Those are some nice clams,I wish i could have a baby maxima but i cant find a local source for live phyto/DT's

Don't let that beat ya, start your own culture and grow'em yourself, :-D

[jerryc]

Nisei i wont one plain to get one next Trip to north west AR. that is weir the
best LFS or located in AR I'm about 2 hours from there in north Central

[peregrinus]

hey repto what about Tahitian Blend from brineshripdirect? would that work? with cyclopeze and brine?

[Reptoreef]

Should... give 'er a try.

[peregrinus]

good how often do you think i should feed?

[Reptoreef]

Maybe, every other night... 3 x's per week(mon,wed,fri). Monitor and keep an update going on.