The Secret To Keeping Clams. Maxima, Crocea, Derasa & Squamosa

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3 жыл бұрын

In this longer than normal video we cover the different requirements of the 4 main types of clams we see in the aquarium hobby. The par reading we do closer to the end is quiet surprising !
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@atfinthehouse8631 3 жыл бұрын

Get two or three or four pieces of rubble rock. Glue them together and create a nice clam nesting place. Once all dry and solid of the glued rubble rock with the space to support snd allow the clam to fully open, place the clam nest in place then carefully put the clam into its new nest. This way also is you need to move, you move the nest with the clam in place.

@Phangmaster Жыл бұрын

As a store owner with similar experience, I 100% agree with everything you said in this video, it's exactly my experience. Clams are amazing.

@roberttrudel2679 3 жыл бұрын

You should put your clams on individual disk. This way less damage will be done on the foot of the clam.

@KevinSmith-xt7gt 2 жыл бұрын

I found the clams 😍. Use to love looking at the different clams in the store I worked ar. Good memories

@jakereiland Жыл бұрын

Great video as always March. You made me more confident in giving clams a shot and now I have five 🤣 definitely not as hard to keep as they’re made out to be especially when you get captive bred ones. The par readings were probably the most interesting part of the video. Everyone on the forums is always stressing the need of 250+ par

@lindanorris2455 3 жыл бұрын

gorgeous stories.

@trufion1135 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video,thank you!!! May i ask under what light is placed the squamosa at 6:20?the one whic trippled in size. If you can bit talk about what color setting is that light,it will be awesome🙏i love the colors and the whole light spectrum in that tank. Thank you!!!!🙏

@andrew5762 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks needed this March 👍😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@danielmote3461 3 жыл бұрын

really can I see a pic ?

@fuffoon 2 жыл бұрын

I'm awaiting clam season. Clams are a large part of my plan but there are none in stock anywhere for now.

@feliciafox4205 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a derasa and it is doing good. 3 days ago my rock flower anemone decided to move from its spot (been there for a year) right next to my clam and is slightly touching its mantle. The clam is still open and seems ok but I was wondering if you know whether this is a bad situation.

@joanngerena6411 3 жыл бұрын

I have fire blood shrimp and cleaner shrimp. Nasaurius snails and red and blue hermit crabs. Are these all ok to have with a clam?

@eliavedri7876 3 жыл бұрын

8:50 is that Aiptasia?

@livereef434 Жыл бұрын

Picked up a clam today at Aquashella in Dallas 🤠

@fishstix1988 3 жыл бұрын

Also, how will i know the clam is happy in a particular spot and not move them too soon if they don't like an area of the tank

@adamnorvell 3 жыл бұрын

Reacting to light isn’t always a great test. I’ve seen healthy clams that don’t care about shadows. Also, those were not the feet he showed. He showed you the bisel thread. They hold themselves down with the thread and they travel with their feet which are inside behind the thread. It’s sheds the thread to put it’s foot out and walk around. I’ve seen clams 12” up the side of a glass tank. They crawl like snails.

@unounv Жыл бұрын

What about moving a maxima on a rock it’s already attached to is that ok ? He move sideways before he attached Inwood looks so much better facing front again

@nickonicifor5638 Ай бұрын

Soooo good video🎉❤❤❤❤

@Orybailey Жыл бұрын

Is it true March that there is a good size clam for a 10 gallon tank

@benoip01 Жыл бұрын

I don't see much on the internet about how to quarantine a clam? Is it like any other coral and invertebrate? Do you dip them?

@foxchase725 3 жыл бұрын

None of my lfs in my state ever have any clams for sale. I've been wanting one forever

@tedreading1890 3 жыл бұрын

First Another grate video March

@xisotopex 8 ай бұрын

will corals try to sting them?

@samw6945 3 жыл бұрын

Do you guys get these in often

@aguaman6692 2 жыл бұрын

I have a purple lobster can I have a clam in my tank also clown fish, purple urchin

@markmckinnell2204 3 жыл бұрын

There are also Tridacna Squamosina clams that are rare in the hobby and I’m lucky enough to have one 😁

@KlimovArtem1 2 жыл бұрын

Can you feed them directly somehow with reefroids? I’m trying on mine, but it’s kind of closes all the time and stays closed for a minute until I stop spraying the powder on it.

@johngraves2185 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not necessary to ever feed clams and you don’t want to feed them directly. You’re better off stirring up detritus once a week and let the clam filter/consume what they can eat. Also, phyto isn’t needed for small clams, this is another myth about small clams needing feeding to survive. At mere millimeters big, all but one species gets all of its nutritional requirements from zooxanthellae. They will eat/consume phyto and zooplankton, but you should put more energy in giving them the proper lighting over trying to feed them. When you feed your fish, you’re feeding the clam (s) as well.

@KlimovArtem1 2 жыл бұрын

Can amphipods damage them? I have a couple in the past, and each time they died sort of from inside. Like, the mantle stayed alive until the last day, but all insides were eaten out by amphipods (big version of copepods). I was wondering if it’s them to blame in the death, or maybe the clam was already dying when they got inside.

@sedghammer 2 жыл бұрын

This actually happened to me too, but in my freshwater invertebrate tank. I noticed the amphipods pestering the clams, then just a couple weeks later noticed they had all been killed and partially eaten.

@royhsieh4307 Жыл бұрын

These clams work better than the automatic door at my office

@billyd0214 9 ай бұрын

you mention the food but I was hoping you'd actually feed one. I just got a little guy so I"ll need to spot feed. You said once a week. but how much... and HOW? just an eyedropper and hope they get some? do you have any feeding video? thanks

@jackdieleman8786 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! What species of clam would you recommend for a 32 gallon coralife biocube? The colours are insane.

@fabiofaria6053 3 жыл бұрын

Maxima if you like glowing blue in your tanks

@hamzter6822 3 жыл бұрын

can you keep any clams under a stock fluval evo 13.5 light?

@fishstix1988 3 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on using a clam rock to have maxima clams on? Are pyramid butterfly fish OK around them (I've read that those butterflyfish are reef safe)?

@Marinetuck220 3 жыл бұрын

Do you ship to the US by chance?

@hamzter6822 3 жыл бұрын

nope they only ship in canada

@Chris-zi9bb 2 жыл бұрын

I can never keep clams alive. Not sure why but they always die within a month on me.

@adipanjang 3 жыл бұрын

Do clamps need to be acclimate and dip?

@kcstunna8222 3 жыл бұрын

never dip a clam.

@Getoutyonder 3 жыл бұрын

Yes never dip a clam!!!

@445Block Жыл бұрын

Dip it in butter

@lukejsmodels2331 3 жыл бұрын

Do you need a reef specific light to keep one because i have a freshwater light and was just wondering

@chosenjacob4604 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think? Do some basic research on light spectrum.

@vincentjames1995 3 жыл бұрын

You'll need a reef specific light - I wouldn't try unless you have a pretty decent one

@johnsmith-xv3dl 3 жыл бұрын

These are one of the most light demanding animals you can keep in a reef.

@HellDraGO 3 жыл бұрын

For the Algo...

@vincentjames1995 3 жыл бұрын

Can a clam be kept in a tank with a healthy bristle worm population?

@owenreaney6864 3 жыл бұрын

It is not recommended especially with baby clams. A arrow crab can help depopulate but could irritate the clam but mine is fine in a 75 gallon tank. My tank has few bristle worms with a arrow crab and he is healthy. He is a baby clam to. Please get back to me if you need more help especially if a smaller tank.

@Joshthereefer 3 жыл бұрын

Sure. Bristle worms are harmless to clams.

@owenreaney6864 3 жыл бұрын

Do not listen to @joshthebox they can be harmless

@Joshthereefer 3 жыл бұрын

@@owenreaney6864 You mean harmful? Prove it. Most people blame bristleworms for the death of their clam, while in reality they are just cleaning up the decaying matter of an already dead clam. Bristleworms are reef safe.

@vincentjames1995 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've tried smaller clams twice, and both times it seemed like bristle worms ate them. One time one fell off a rock where I placed it, and in the morning it was completely cleaned out. Another time one had bristle worms going into it when it's mantle was open, and it died soon - but it did have some white stringy discharge coming from it. So I've wondered if bristle worms kill them, or if they were both already dying

@blabbe1986bl 3 жыл бұрын

is it the light or the shadow think about it. lol

@amaliapedro4568 2 жыл бұрын

no offense, just want to ask,why are you keeping clams in a tank in your house,is that suppose to be like your pet,like fish pet??

@Orybailey Жыл бұрын

It’s like coral. They are beautiful you keep them in reef tanks to add diversity and they benefit reef thanks as natural filters. So I would have clown fish a clam and corals.