New 4 inch Clam

[Gig-Island]

Can you guys help me? What do I have? Care tips?

Paid 70 dollars for this 4 inch clam at LFS. Store owner said he had it for 2 months.

Thanks!

 

[BiggieJohn]

good luck. I hope to be able to keep those someday.

 

[polyppal]

Maxima. Looks like a good deal for $70!

I know you should check for pyramid snails, those are the big pest on clams, but many wrasse will pick them off if so.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Simple rules:

Salinity not to exceed 1.025
Temperature not to exceed 80
Alk not to exceed 9
Ca not to exceed 450
Ph not to exceed 8.2
Feed phytoplankton daily
Good lighting and moderate water flow

Inspect daily for presence of pyramid snails which will kill the clam

pyramid:

 

[Gig-Island]

@vetteguy53081 thanks for the tips. Will do and monitor all of that.

 

[ocboat]

A little hard to tell from the picture but I would say crocea.

 

[JGT]

Agree on crocea. Maxima has more fluted shell.

 

[DeniseAndy]

My first guess was crocea. Need a clear picture of scutes and shell. Nice deal no matter the clam. Croceas can be on the sandbed, but I would keep it on a bit of acrylic for a while to easily check for pyramid snails. You will want to do this on a regular basis.