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Kirklan
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Topic: Blue Maxima Clams Posted: October 11 2005 at 3:12pm |
Can anyone advise of a LFS where you have seen any blue Maxima Clams. I have not been able to find any in Salt Lake. Anyone know if there are any at Aquatica, Aquatic Dreams, Bird World, Mountain Shadow Marine etc. I would like to know if they have any so I can take a look.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 3:15pm |
I know Desert Reef has dozens of clams, with some maximas coming soon.
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 3:16pm |
Ask Shane at Desert Reef Aquatics (ssilcox).
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 3:30pm |
Blue maximas are rare and hard to find. If (and when) you find one, expect to pay ~$200.
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 3:37pm |
Ask Shane at Desert Reef Aquatics.
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 4:23pm |
Can't beat Desert Reef's prices!
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 4:36pm |
Thanks guys. I have been working on getting a nice shipment of maxima's in. I'll post when I do.
Also - anyone interested in any other species? Gigas? Derasa? Squamosa?
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 4:40pm |
Shane, Id like the ones the started with an H that Barry was talking about at the meeting if you get any of those let me know please...
Any hermits or snails left??
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 4:46pm |
No hermits or snails, sorry. They went pretty quick. I should be getting more in pretty soon though.
Hippopus Hippopus. I have yet to see them on any list - but I'll keep looking. (Side note though... have you seen pictures of them? They arent the nicest looking clam on the block... )
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 4:50pm |
What are your prices? I may be interested in a cheap starter. I read
somewhere that the clams were good with helping remove nitrate and
phosphates. Is that true? (Not that I would replace water changes for
clams, just interested)
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 5:13pm |
Ya, but there not on every block so I want one... Thanks Shane appreicate ya
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 5:30pm |
Jeff - price wise - you can check out our recent sales in the pet store section.
I still have quite a few nice crocea's in, and a couple teardrop maxima's.
As far as nitrate and phosphate removal, I hear that the hippopus are the best for that. However - I have personally never seen any of the Tridacnid's (maxima, crocea, etc) be a significant source for either phosphate or nitrate removal.
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 8:25pm |
I believe that clams do a great job removing organic material before it is broken down to Nitrite and nitrate. This is my understanding of the commonly held opinion of their reducing effect on N compounds.
I thought that long ago I should have installed the skimmer that is sitting next to my Refugium. I have not felt a need for the skimmer because SPS are growing very well without it.
Jake told us in a meeting last spring that he believes clams do the job of a skimmer.
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Posted: October 12 2005 at 7:40am |
Thanks for all the advise to go to Desert Reef Aquatics. I have in fact already purchased 4 clams from Shane, 1 teardrop maxima and 3 croceas. Shane has excellent clams at a very good price. Right now I am just looking for a blue maxima to complete my collection, and Shane is going to keep me in on the loop if he gets any in.
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Posted: October 12 2005 at 8:00am |
For a treat I sometimes feed my copperband the white shelled clams they sell in the butcher block at the grocery store. The last time I bought them I didnt have time to to cut them open. I figured my fish could get into them. Instead they all buried themselves deep in my sand bed. I've got 4 of them in there, which I thought would have been near death when I bought them, but I guess not. Should I dig them out our let them be?
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