Could i get a clam?

[saltwater4life]

Could i get a clam or is it to soon?

This would probably be the one I'd get
http://www.petsplususa.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=113153&csurl=/istar.asp?a=3&dept=36&class=1&
well one of those do they look healthy? i was going to get it last time i was in there and he lowed the price to 39.99 if I'd buy it but i wanted to check would it be OK to get something like this?

 

[1979camaro]

small clams tend to die as they need a lot of feeding...you are better waiting until they get bigger and are more reliant on photosynthesis

 

[Mushroomman]

Yes, I agree with camaro. They dont start using photosynthesis to produce food until they reach about at least 3 inches, and they do like high lighting. Getting a proper size clam would depend on what you have for lighting and calcium, some other things.

 

[Dadstank]

I too agree...They do require a higher quality of lighting and mineral req's also.
They are really cool but not something I would try...

 

[saltwater4life]

hm I'll hold off with the clam thx for the advise

 

[Lorna]

Clams are even more demanding of high lighting than those anemones you bought ........and like the anemones would no doubt not make it long term. IF and it is a very very very big IF you do decide on a clam you would be well adivsed to look at a squamosa or derasa as they are less demanding of high intense light than a crocea or maxima which are at the top of the light demand list.......also, other than croceas and maximas which only reach about 6-7 inches the other two I mentioned the derasa and squamosa can reach up to 2 feet in size.....in other words they need a large tank to live in. Under optimal conditions a derasa can grow from a 3-4 inch baby in a year to over a foot in size. I know mine has doubled in size in 3 months. I would definitely put this on hold for the foreseeable future.

 

[saltwater4life]

yea thats why i decided to put it on hold but i do like them
Thanks

 

[TRe]

clams are cool but they dont belong ina 2 month old tank...if i was u as a beginer i wouldnt even consider a clam

 

[saltwater4life]

TRe i didn't know what they needed or anything thats why i asked and didn't just buy it...jess

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

who's jess? and im glad you didnt buy it. ive heard theyre really hard to take care of when tiny.

 

[Flowerkid]

he meant jezz like "O jezz" or "give me a break dawg"
Dont worry i got your back

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

jezz... haha. it surprises me how many people cant even spell fake cusswords right. JEEZ. hope your anemones do well SW4L.

 

[saltwater4life]

yea i meant jeez
and thx i hope they do too they look happy i feed them a few times a week with my frozen food stuff and they eat it up

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

i think you should be feeding them silversides... not sure but i have heard of a few people on here that use those to feed their anemones.

 

[saltwater4life]

hmm i'll have to find those i know they've been eating my frozen shrimp stuff but then again everything does

 

[Lorna]

Anemones need to be fed silversides and depending on the size of the anemone how much and how often. I only feed my very small bta a half a silverside every other week. One of the causes of anemones demise in this hobby is overfeeding them. They should be getting a lot from the light as they are photosythetic.