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DC110770
05-05-2007, 11:04 AM
Hi all,

Just a quick question for those in the know, unlike me! lol

Can you keep a clam in a 24g D&D nano? standard evrything apart from upgraded flow?

Thanks
MR Teee
05-05-2007, 11:40 AM
I would have thougt so, if you could keep the params stable.

Go for a lower light one like a deresa.
moorish
05-05-2007, 01:16 PM
would agree as long as the lighting is correct and water parimeters are stable.derek
l337dave
05-05-2007, 04:36 PM
what lights are on the tank?
DC110770
05-06-2007, 09:39 AM
2x 36W 50/50 so not great but it works out ok as the tank is about 19 uk gallons
Gillybaby
05-06-2007, 11:05 AM
As above, think you'd struggle for light with anything like a maxima. A small derasa should do fine though ;)
Kev
05-07-2007, 05:14 PM
Hi Dan

PM sent. My Deresa will be going into this setup shortly, and I am pretty sure it will thrive. As said earlier in this thread, Tridacna Deresa in not a demanding clam in respect of lighting requirements.

There is a down side to this though, whilst the colour of T Deresa is nice to look at, it is nothing compared with the colours of the likes of T Maxima.
markey
05-08-2007, 12:36 PM
the thing to keep an eye out for is hyper extension of the mantle

the clam will do this if theres not enough light ,keep an eye on it

and of course it will grow pretty big,

mine is 24 inches and still growing

although its a fair few years old :cool:
l337dave
05-16-2007, 06:35 PM
has anyone got any reading on clams?


dave.
TerraC
05-16-2007, 08:18 PM
check out www.clamsdirect.com theres some good info in their forum. its an american site that sells clams over there so hope it's ok to post, cant really see it being a danger to our sponsors?

www.clams.co.uk has some nice ones for sale and some info on there too..
Tom
09-07-2007, 07:39 PM
Daniel Knopp has an excellent book on clams, it is called "Giant Clams", the publisher is Dahne Verlag and the ISBN number is 3-921684-23-4.

It is available from Leicestershire, I won't say who as they are not sponsors.

Tom
Kev
09-07-2007, 07:53 PM
I would have no hesitation in popping a Deresa in my D+D nano. Flogged my clam a month back, what a shame!:mad:
Tangman
09-07-2007, 09:06 PM
I would have no hesitation in popping a Deresa in my D+D nano. Flogged my clam a month back, what a shame!:mad:
Hi Kev if your missing it m8 you can have it back anytime. HTH Twiggy:D
Kev
09-07-2007, 09:07 PM
Don't you want it?