Clams

[Reefscape]

Thank you....much appreciated

 

[Fishieness]

I have unidentified clams in my seahorse tank. They came in with live rock and are pretty small(inch and a half, some only half inch).Five months on they are fine and growing, the lighting is T8. IMO do not attach them to rock, mine move around til they fine a spot theyre happy with, only happens if I change the rock work let them decide where to hang out.

If they are numerous and came in on live rock, i doubt they are in the tridancid genus, or any photosynthetic one for that matter.
But I toow ould like to see a picture.

 

[corinna]

hmm the locals told me they were clams, i have a mediterranean tank and after googling i thinks they are scallops.however they are very pretty and do they samejob(active filters)

 

[Fishieness]

hmm the locals told me they were clams, i have a mediterranean tank and after googling i thinks they are scallops.however they are very pretty and do they samejob(active filters)

Either way, yes, they would be filter feeders. But the reason why lighting came up in this case is because members of the tridanca and hippopus genus are photosynthesizers that do not do well under lower lighting. Most of the time in the hobby when someone mentions a clam, especially one that they bought, they refer to these two genuses.
But good luck with your clams/scallops. Just make sure there is pleanty of nutrients in the water and phytoplankton and they should do well.

 

[andrewsgirl]

we have a maxima clam on the sand of a 96 gal. i'm not sure what lights we have, but it is a clam that needs very little light and doesn;'t get too big.

 

[Fishieness]

we have a maxima clam on the sand of a 96 gal. i'm not sure what lights we have, but it is a clam that needs very little light and doesn;'t get too big.

while the maximas are one of the smaller species, they are also, in general, one of the more light demanding, only outdone by crocea clams. You might want to check out which lights you have, upgrading, getting rid of the clam, or at LEAST moving it up (Depending on your lighting).