Bubble algae on clam shell

Yuki Rihwa · Oct 1, 2017

A local shop selling a calm for cheap but it's she'll has lot of bubble algae on it. Should I get it or pass?

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 1, 2017

I'm not a good person to ask.
I would tell you to buy it. I have a bivalve problem.

In cases like that qt is a good thing. Vibrant would zap that.

DSC reef · Oct 1, 2017

A little bubble algae is nothing. Easy to remove as well. Every store has some kind of algae or pest, no matter how big they are. I'd say buy without hesitation.

Yuki Rihwa · Oct 1, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
I'm not a good person to ask.
I would tell you to buy it. I have a bivalve problem.

In cases like that qt is a good thing. Vibrant would zap that.

DSC reef said:
A little bubble algae is nothing. Easy to remove as well. Every store has some kind of algae or pest, no matter how big they are. I'd say buy without hesitation.

Hehehe thanks. I read about the buble algae in this forum and bought it, it's darn cheap probably the dude didn't even know anything about clam, I don't either

but i'll take it for collection, you guys can guess the cost if you like

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Here its bottom shell picture for ID, I hope someone will have the it ID for me.

Thanks in advance!

DSC reef · Oct 1, 2017

Tridacna crocea from what I can tell from the pic

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 1, 2017

Yuki Rihwa said:
Hehehe thanks. I read about the buble algae in this forum and bought it, it's darn cheap probably the dude didn't even know anything about clam, I don't either but i'll take it for collection, you guys can guess the cost if you like .
Here its bottom shell picture for ID, I hope someone will have the it ID for me.

Thanks in advance!

What?!?! I drove as fast as I could and you still beat me?!?!?!

Lol.

Take a look at the shell, look at the opening (picture please) and take a calculated guess.

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 1, 2017

DSC reef said:
Tridacna crocea from what I can tell from the pic

Ahh ya gave it away.

DSC reef · Oct 1, 2017

I'm guessing 35 dollars yuki. Also, don't tease us with just the bottom of the clam, let's get some mantle pics already! Lol

Yuki Rihwa · Oct 1, 2017

DSC reef said:
I'm guessing 35 dollars yuki. Also, don't tease us with just the bottom of the clam, let's get some mantle pics already! Lol

I gave it a good bath of brushing all over its shell for good 20 minutes LOL to make sure all the algae off it shell, I found a huge copepod on it shell too and a tube like snail, I broke tube snail off (probabaly Ver. snail) and killed it. The clam still shell still close now, I hope I didn't scare it to death

*About the price you guessed...it's quite too high

DSC reef · Oct 1, 2017

Looking forward to pics yuki, you definitely scored a great deal on a crocea.

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 1, 2017

Nice! My doo doo brown Derasa from the sale rack is now a lovely blue with bright green aqua highlights.

Nice score.

Yuki Rihwa · Oct 1, 2017

Well, over 30 minutes and its still close!
I paid 12 bucks for it and yesterday I got a purple firefish for 7 bucks too, I think they messed up the ID with those regular common firefish that usually sell around $9.98 around here. LOL

cracker · Oct 1, 2017

Careful with the bubble algae . You get it in the display & it can be real tough to get rid of ! Also great deal on the clam !

Yuki Rihwa · Oct 1, 2017

cracker said:
Careful with the bubble algae . You get it in the display & it can be real tough to get rid of ! Also great deal on the clam !

We removed most of the algae in the store, and I washed/brushed the clam in 3 different water bucket and I make sure none of those water get in my tank, I hope I did remove all the algae with that process

DSC reef · Oct 1, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Nice! My doo doo brown Derasa from the sale rack is now a lovely blue with bright green aqua highlights.

Nice score.

Prove It! Lol

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 1, 2017

DSC reef said:
Prove It! Lol

Lol

There is video in my build thread.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-cherry-30-cube-saltyfilmfolks.248152/page-2
If you're r into clams n bivalves.

DSC reef · Oct 1, 2017

Nice salty! I consider myself to have a bivalve problem. Lol.

Yuki Rihwa · Oct 1, 2017

A partial open, it's like brown/blue with goldline, not sure how it turn out after it fully recover. At this time my light schedule started to ramp down around 35% to 10% intensity in 2.5 hours, I think it's not getting a light shock.