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08-30-2006, 11:04 AM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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what clam requires the least amount of light?
I know that some clams require more than others. I was wondering if there is one that can be kept under pc lighting. Thanks guys
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08-30-2006, 11:23 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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If it is the setup you describe in your Sig I had a Gigas, and a Derassa that did well in a 50 with 4*65W PC. Depending on how you have your lighting setup, how your rockwork is setup, and how often you replace your bulbs I think you might be able to keep one of those two.
HTH,
Whiskey
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08-30-2006, 11:28 AM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
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I assume that they need to be up on the rockwork. Right?
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08-30-2006, 11:39 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
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That's the problem, they like to be in the sand, only the higher light clams prefer the rock (Maxima, Crosea)
That's why I brought the rockwork up, if your rockwork shadows your sand then it won't really work.
Whiskey
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And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
racing around to come up behind you again
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08-30-2006, 11:56 AM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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oh thats fine then since I do have open areas where I can keep it
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08-30-2006, 12:33 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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i have my squammie on the FSB. before Ireland i had an 8" squammie that i had to super blue training wheels to, in order to keep it upright on my BB. it did fine this way.
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08-30-2006, 12:49 PM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
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what type of lighting did u have for those?
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08-30-2006, 02:58 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: NJ
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I "rescued" a Deresa from Petco last month. I have him under vho lighting and he's doing great. He's midway down on my rocks in my 90gal.
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08-30-2006, 03:06 PM
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Bad Fish
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dalton Ga.
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had a deresa for 5 mo. now under pc`s high on my rock work seems happy though
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08-30-2006, 08:06 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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derasa and squammies are the lower light clams. i have not had a giga, so i can not comment from experience on these.
derasa's and squammies can be kept in some fairly dark areas of the tank. they do grow pretty big, and they grow fast!
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08-30-2006, 08:09 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
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geoff when you say they can be in dark places in tank. would they do good in direct light from PCs on the bottom of the tank.
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08-30-2006, 08:22 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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tough question there kid55. a lot has to do with lights and depth of the tank. i would think that a squammie or a derasa would be fine under 260w of light in a 75g tank. as this is what the thread was started under. obviously anything shallower would be better with the same amount of light. i am not sure i would go that much below that though. even here i would make sure they were in direct light from the flourescents.
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