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Unread 10/30/2014, 01:06 PM   #1
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My first maxima clam

I just got a maxima clam at rap this past weekend, around 5". I placed it at the bottom of my tank on the sand bed, 100 gallon, 24" deep, 4 80w t5. It opened but not like some of the pixs I have seen on this forum. After reading the sticky on this forum I moved the clam higher in the tank. Yesterday the clam seem to have open more but it keeps jumping off it place! Is this cuz it's not happy there. Or is it just not secure yet. Should I look for a better place or just keep placing it back in the same place? Last question, Can I place it where some of the side is touching rock or will this prevent it from opening properly?
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Unread 10/30/2014, 03:12 PM   #2
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Clammania right?

I got one too and it took her 3 days to find a spot. I moved her up but hated it thinking it wasn't enough light on the sand bed but after finding the right spot she put down her feet within 5 mins. I tried on rocks and frag plugs in the end she chose to put her foot down on the glass.

I say "her" because my wife decided to name her Connie.


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Unread 10/30/2014, 03:15 PM   #3
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Clammania right?

I got one too and it took her 3 days to find a spot. I moved her up but hated it thinking it wasn't enough light on the sand bed but after finding the right spot she put down her feet within 5 mins. I tried on rocks and frag plugs in the end she chose to put her foot down on the glass.

I say "her" because my wife decided to name her Connie.
Yup, clam mania! Did she end up on the sand bed? What type of lights are you running


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Yup, clam mania! Did she end up on the sand bed? What type of lights are you running
Yeah she's on the sand bed now. At first I had her sideways for a day but wasn't taking so I turned her facing the glass and within 5 mins she put her foot down. She is holding on tight to my glass.

My light system is LED/T5. The LEDs are 4x nanobox pucks with 4x rapidled quad core violets. The T5's are 2x 24W with ATI Coral+ and wave point superblue. Total light is ~$250W.

Here is a pic of her before she decided to put her foot down.




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Unread 10/30/2014, 06:20 PM   #5
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Cool, I feel better now. That is as open as my clam!


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Unread 10/31/2014, 05:08 AM   #6
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connie needs to be more open. wider


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Unread 10/31/2014, 01:02 PM   #7
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connie needs to be more open. wider
Yeah she's getting there. I am noticing her opening up more and more every day but it's looking like a slow process. How long should it take for full acclimation and wide opening?


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Unread 10/31/2014, 02:20 PM   #8
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mine fully opened up within a few hours.. but then again, none of the clams at Clammania looked completely open at RAP. Probably from all the moving around.

this is what mine looked like the 2nd day in my tank






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Unread 10/31/2014, 04:31 PM   #9
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Those look awesome! I figured they would take longer cuz of all the movement they been through. My clam has not moved hope it likes its new place.


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Yeah she's getting there. I am noticing her opening up more and more every day but it's looking like a slow process. How long should it take for full acclimation and wide opening?
Hey Gus, how is your clam doing? My is opening up more everyday but still not like monkie beauties, considering move it again.


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Unread 11/06/2014, 06:00 AM   #11
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stop moving it. give it a chance to be undisturbed for a while.


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