Derasa clam
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ryanhayes9
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4 to 5 inches i would think
yosemite sam
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The general rule of thumb is over 3 inches.
fishieness
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Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam
The general rule of thumb is over 3 inches.
but i would imagine that a lower light needing clam would need more seeing how they have less zooxanthellae to support photosynthesis. also, their mantles arent nearly as large as a crocea or maxima
however, if you buy a small one and dont want to pollute your tank, you can just put some phyto in a bowl and put the clam in that ever day or two. more efficient also
The general rule of thumb is over 3 inches.
but i would imagine that a lower light needing clam would need more seeing how they have less zooxanthellae to support photosynthesis. also, their mantles arent nearly as large as a crocea or maxima
however, if you buy a small one and dont want to pollute your tank, you can just put some phyto in a bowl and put the clam in that ever day or two. more efficient also
yosemite sam
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Tridacna clams have up to 10 times the zooanthellae algae as corals, so once the get to a decent size, they don't need to be fed. 3 inches should be fine. I had a 1" maxima that I never fed directly, and it grew quite well.
fishieness
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they do have that much but they also have a much larger about of tissue to photosynthetic tissue ratio than most corals. i dont think that it would need to be much larger, but i am saying that since a deresa clam has such a smaller mantle it may need another inch or so is all.