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03/29/2017, 02:07 PM | #1 |
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Clam acclimation
Probably missing it somewhere, but quick question on a new derasa clam. Should I be drip acclimating it or do like new fish and match salinity and put in QT?
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03/29/2017, 05:28 PM | #2 |
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I did drip acclamation for 2 hours. Then put right into display as it was the only clam going in the tank.
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04/08/2017, 09:36 PM | #3 |
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Inverts are very touchy with salinity changes. I try to do 4 hours drip.
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04/09/2017, 06:54 PM | #4 |
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I did a 2 hour slow drip. So far clam seems happy.
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04/10/2017, 01:36 PM | #5 |
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So long
Why are you guys taking sooooooooooo long to drop livestock in your tanks ? What was the salinity of the source water ???
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04/10/2017, 05:52 PM | #6 |
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I temp float them, take them out of the water, check their shells for nasties and then put them in. Clams come from lagoons and other low-tides areas where runoff and salinity and temp changes are quite common. I don't think that you can hurt them much.
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04/10/2017, 09:45 PM | #7 |
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I feel bad but I've never acclimated anything. Shrimp, snails, stars, corals, fish. I just toss them in. Have been lucky thus far!!
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04/10/2017, 10:00 PM | #8 |
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Originally I temp floated the clam then put it in qt with matched salinity. 24hts later, the shell was open super wide and the inside was torn apart. This time I drip acclimated and cleaned the shell, inspected and put it in the tank. Couple weeks now and it's doing good. All fish I temp acclimate and put in qt with matched salinity. Does great.
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04/11/2017, 09:55 PM | #9 |
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Thorough. I could certainly learn a thing or two. Just today I basically tossed in a conch snail and green mushrooms. Fingers crossed!
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