Care on Saltwater Clams

[MrCrab]

How hard are clams to keep and what kind of lighting do they need i got a 33 gallon salt tank with alot of live rock and 110 watts of lighting. is that ok

MR.CRAB

[Invigor]

you'd be pushing it with a squamosa, but any other kind of clam is out of the question.

[Panda]

If you can afford to upgrade your lighting a clam can be the center piece of your tank. I did keep a Squamosa under PC but I had 500watts at the time.

[MrCrab]

Would a 400 wat metal hilide work

[jasonkozey]

YEP! Talk about going to extremes. However, make sure you are prepared for the heat it will generate!

Jason

[cowfish1]

i have two clams under 330 watts of pc and they are doing great

[scotchy]

What about a hipp ummm hippoptomus clam. I read somewhere that those require little light, maybe that would be within the limits and I do believe Colby has one of those on his website right now.

Scott

[stinga]

Yep what you say is true!http://www.baysidecorals.com/proddetail.asp?prod=hippo

[Bayside Corals]

Hey Scott,


You are right the Hippopus clam requires the least amount of light compared to Maixma, Corcea, Squamosa, Derasa and Gigas. They can thrive under PC's and VHO lighting.

Colby
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