Help with identifying Clam

[Fishy Fish]

Clam ID please

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Can you snap a photo without blues?

 

[Outlaw Corals]

Clam ID please

It’s a Crocea clam

 

[Fishy Fish]

It’s a Crocea clam

So you put this clam on sand right ?

 

[Fishy Fish]

Can you snap a photo without blues?

I can't, it's still in lfs

 

[twentyleagues]

So you put this clam on sand right ?

Not if it's a crocea. They are a rock clam. They will not do well on the sand bed. I love clams but I'm terrible at identifying them. Crocea, maxima are rock clams. Dersa, squamosa, Gigas, sand.

 

[Fishy Fish]

pinched mantle or just normal mantle ?

 

[DannoOMG]

Do you own this animal?

 

[OrionN]

That is a Crocea. It seem to be healthy enough if it is growing. There are some injury to the mantle but these area are not typical of PMD.
However diagnosenof PMD may develope. Cannot be sure unless we can get serial exam if the clam for a few days at least.

 

[DeniseAndy]

As stated, crocea. May attach to a rock, but, may not. If you purchase it, keep it on a flat or cupped shape rock so it can attach if it wants and give it tons of light.
Best if you have a very stable tank too.

 

[DannoOMG]

Well don't make the same mistake I did. When people mean tons of light they don't mean "direct light" they mean a high PAR rating. I can't remember what PAR they need but it was something like 300 PAR or they will just die out.

They also don't give early indications of problems until it is too late.

 

[Fishy Fish]

Thanks again to you all
(They sell it for 10$, should I get it ?)

 

[OrionN]

If you have good tank with bright light and no clam, I would get it. 10.00 is really cheap.
Once we have healthy clams in our tanks, then we need to worry about QT clams prior to introduce new clams to our system.

 

[twentyleagues]

Well don't make the same mistake I did. When people mean tons of light they don't mean "direct light" they mean a high PAR rating. I can't remember what PAR they need but it was something like 300 PAR or they will just die out.

They also don't give early indications of problems until it is too late.

sps level lighting is good. Like you said 300ish. I had mine under about that level and I had it for 5+ years did well the entire time grew from about 2" to 5-6" long before I sold everything.

 

[Fishy Fish]

I can keep lps ,so imma gonna try my best to keep it

If you have good tank with bright light and no clam, I would get it. 10.00 is really cheap.
Once we have healthy clams in our tanks, then we need to worry about QT clams prior to introduce new clams to our system.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Thanks again to you all
(They sell it for 10$, should I get it ?)

Of course you live in Malaysia where it’s super cheap and the aquarium industry is big right? I’m so jealous here in the U.S. we have to import almost everything and it’s so expensive especially near me.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Of course you live in Malaysia where it’s super cheap and the aquarium industry is big right? I’m so jealous here in the U.S. we have to import almost everything and it’s so expensive especially near me.

$300 for a crocea where I live

 

[Outlaw Corals]

So you put this clam on sand right ?

You can put it on the sand or in the rocks

 

[OrionN]

As long as there is enough light, any clam can grow on the sand.

 

[Fishy Fish]

I put the clam on rock just in case