New Clams

woolfe · 03-01-2007, 06:55 PM

Ok so I have the two little guys. I believe there still small enough to need regular feedings of phyto. My question is how often should this be done? everyday? twice a week?............. Can you overfeed?

lcstorc · 03-01-2007, 09:30 PM

Phyto breaks down like everything else in our tanks so yes you can overfeed. It would be more of a water quality thing though.
I fed mine every other day when it was small. Now I don't even bother though my tank is generally overfed.

SueT · 03-03-2007, 05:43 PM

I would suggest in feeding smaller clams that it be done every 2-3 days. Try to make it like 3 times a week. That should be good unless you see they starting to loose some color, then you should step up the feedings.

boozeman · 03-03-2007, 06:10 PM

mmmmm phyto

Snelly40 · 03-03-2007, 06:13 PM

tasty

Witfull · 03-03-2007, 06:15 PM

here is where i break the rule again,,,,

if your tank is over 200g you can get away without feeding. i need new pics of my 3/4" maxima that is growing happily~

meandean45 · 03-06-2007, 06:31 PM

I feed all of my clams daily.
Dean

Witfull · 03-06-2007, 06:46 PM

i call glass cleaning day, clam feeding day.

ok...i gotta get pics of itty bitty...who have never been fed.

Witfull · 03-06-2007, 06:55 PM

never been fed, but in a big tank. he has doubled in size since i got him.

lcstorc · 03-06-2007, 08:12 PM

Wow haven't seen itty bitty in a long time. Thanks for the update. He is still cute.

meandean45 · 03-10-2007, 06:45 AM

Cool!
Did you buy the little guy, or did he just turn up one day?
I guess that in your' "big tank" you're right, and he doesn't need feeding. So, I have to ask, just how big is your' "big tank"? I've only got a "little" 90 gallon. I have to scrape the front glass at least once a week, is this often enough for a little guy like him (I ask, 'cause I've got a clam about 2" long)?
Are the big guys REALLY O.K. without at least some feeding? It'd be really nice to stop pouring the DTs' in daily! My set-up is about 10 years old, so I'd say that I've got a mature tank. Thanks!
Dean

lcstorc · 03-10-2007, 08:32 AM

I don't feed mine but I do overfeed my tank. They are both doing great with noticable new growth and great mantle coloring.

SueT · 03-10-2007, 09:26 AM

Clams over the size of 2-2.5" are ok to do without feeding. By that time the surface of the mantle is large enough to feed the clam. Smaller than 2" and the mantle area is not sufficient to help the clam feed itself through lighting alone. Live phyto is the very best to use in feeding small clams.

kimoy · 03-10-2007, 10:04 AM

i have 5 clams in my 120. the snallest is close to 2 inches and the biggest is at 4 inches. never feed them except when i feed my tank. i use rod's food which is for all your livestock. it's an all in one food for your reef.

SaltySam · 03-10-2007, 10:20 AM

Seems like I remember someone saying they removed their small clam and placed it in a bowl of tank water. Then put the phyto in the bowl. After a little while of feeding they returned the clam and discarded the bowl of water. I guess this would solve issues of overfeeding the tank. But has always seemed like too much work to me. I'm a lazy reefer, I steer clear of anything that needs target feeding.

03-01-2007, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 275 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	New Clams Ok so I have the two little guys. I believe there still small enough to need regular feedings of phyto. My question is how often should this be done? everyday? twice a week?............. Can you overfeed?

03-01-2007, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,893 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Clams Phyto breaks down like everything else in our tanks so yes you can overfeed. It would be more of a water quality thing though. I fed mine every other day when it was small. Now I don't even bother though my tank is generally overfed. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-03-2007, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams I would suggest in feeding smaller clams that it be done every 2-3 days. Try to make it like 3 times a week. That should be good unless you see they starting to loose some color, then you should step up the feedings. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

03-03-2007, 06:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
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03-03-2007, 06:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
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03-06-2007, 06:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
meandean45 Ricordea Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bradford, Vt., USA Posts: 177 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams I feed all of my clams daily. Dean __________________ Meandean45 -RELATIVITY: "Sit on a red hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit next to a pretty Girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's Relativity". A.Einstein : "A man's got to know his limitations."- Clint Eastwood in "Magnum Force"

03-06-2007, 08:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,893 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Clams Wow haven't seen itty bitty in a long time. Thanks for the update. He is still cute. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-10-2007, 06:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
meandean45 Ricordea Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bradford, Vt., USA Posts: 177 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams Cool! Did you buy the little guy, or did he just turn up one day? I guess that in your' "big tank" you're right, and he doesn't need feeding. So, I have to ask, just how big is your' "big tank"? I've only got a "little" 90 gallon. I have to scrape the front glass at least once a week, is this often enough for a little guy like him (I ask, 'cause I've got a clam about 2" long)? Are the big guys REALLY O.K. without at least some feeding? It'd be really nice to stop pouring the DTs' in daily! My set-up is about 10 years old, so I'd say that I've got a mature tank. Thanks! Dean __________________ Meandean45 -RELATIVITY: "Sit on a red hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit next to a pretty Girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's Relativity". A.Einstein : "A man's got to know his limitations."- Clint Eastwood in "Magnum Force"

03-10-2007, 08:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,893 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Clams I don't feed mine but I do overfeed my tank. They are both doing great with noticable new growth and great mantle coloring. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-10-2007, 09:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams Clams over the size of 2-2.5" are ok to do without feeding. By that time the surface of the mantle is large enough to feed the clam. Smaller than 2" and the mantle area is not sufficient to help the clam feed itself through lighting alone. Live phyto is the very best to use in feeding small clams. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

03-10-2007, 10:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Clams i have 5 clams in my 120. the snallest is close to 2 inches and the biggest is at 4 inches. never feed them except when i feed my tank. i use rod's food which is for all your livestock. it's an all in one food for your reef.

03-10-2007, 10:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
SaltySam Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: S.C. Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams Seems like I remember someone saying they removed their small clam and placed it in a bowl of tank water. Then put the phyto in the bowl. After a little while of feeding they returned the clam and discarded the bowl of water. I guess this would solve issues of overfeeding the tank. But has always seemed like too much work to me. I'm a lazy reefer, I steer clear of anything that needs target feeding. __________________ 90g AGA, Softies & LPS with a few SPS, Foxface, Purple Tang, Flameback, Pair of Percula Clowns, Yellow Watchman, Sixline wrasse, Mandrian, Teardrop Maxima and one rather large bristle worm.

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