quick clam placement question

blackthunda77 · 02/10/2006, 11:02 PM

i know this has been asked b4 but here goes....i jus tbought a crocea and i have a standard 55 gal tank. he is all the way on the bottom on the sand bed and my halides are 10-12 in ABOVE the tank, they are though duall 250 watt 10k's. croceas are sand dwelling am i correct?? not rock dwelling.

d4a2n0k · 02/10/2006, 11:39 PM

Croceas are rock dwelling clams. They also love high light so get him up in the rockwork.

The steven liu · 02/11/2006, 09:05 AM

Leave the clam in the sand bed for a couple of weeks. put a small piece of flat rock under the clam so it can start attaching to the rock. After your clam has attached to the rock, move it up to the rocks slowly, this will allow the clam time to acclimate to your light. If you would have put her up on the rocks right away it will hurt it. Imaging going out into the sunny outside after having your pupils dilated from the optomotrist...

02/10/2006, 11:02 PM	#1
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	quick clam placement question i know this has been asked b4 but here goes....i jus tbought a crocea and i have a standard 55 gal tank. he is all the way on the bottom on the sand bed and my halides are 10-12 in ABOVE the tank, they are though duall 250 watt 10k's. croceas are sand dwelling am i correct?? not rock dwelling.

02/10/2006, 11:39 PM	#2
d4a2n0k Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,485	Croceas are rock dwelling clams. They also love high light so get him up in the rockwork.

02/11/2006, 09:05 AM	#3
The steven liu Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 567	Leave the clam in the sand bed for a couple of weeks. put a small piece of flat rock under the clam so it can start attaching to the rock. After your clam has attached to the rock, move it up to the rocks slowly, this will allow the clam time to acclimate to your light. If you would have put her up on the rocks right away it will hurt it. Imaging going out into the sunny outside after having your pupils dilated from the optomotrist...