New Clam

bothfly · Mar 29, 2015

Got this Clam today, can't remember what its name is, but I wanted to place him in the right spot, I've got him on some LR, I think he can open up all the way, but was reading maybe I should put him in the sandbed with a flat rock under him, but I have a Goby that is a very active digger and didn't think putting the Clam in the sand was a good idea.
So let me know if you know what type of clam he is and how my placement of him is.
Thanks

SeahorseKeeper · Mar 29, 2015

Looks like a derasa clam.

Chevelle5434 · Mar 29, 2015

It would be better to let it attach to a small rock that you can move it around on. It's going to be hard to move it from where it is once it's foot grabs ahold.

SeahorseKeeper · Mar 29, 2015

I forgot to mention that they do not attach firmly to rock, so you want to be careful with its placement. They can fall over pretty easily.

Tahoe61 · Mar 29, 2015

Put it in the sand bed if you have a modern lighting fixture.

bothfly · Mar 30, 2015

Tahoe61 said:
Put it in the sand bed if you have a modern lighting fixture.

Ok, I have a Coral Life Bio Cube 29 with stock lighting, have added the extra LEDs, but its all stock.

saltyphish · Mar 30, 2015

I don't think those are going to be strong enough lights. Hope I am wrong.

bothfly said:
Ok, I have a Coral Life Bio Cube 29 with stock lighting, have added the extra LEDs, but its all stock.

NanaReefer · Mar 30, 2015

It doesn't look so good. Definitely not enough light.

Tahoe61 · Mar 30, 2015

I have kept Derasa in the sand bed on multple tanks with stock PC lighting in Nanos. Stock PC lighting will be fine for a hardy clam like a Derasa. A better lighting system would be better duh, but it's more than doable with what you have. Derasa are not rock boring clams, they do not belong in the rock work.