Note I'll be adding things to this, but first I highly recommend you buy this book first. It's only $39 and you'll learn way more than ending up with a couple white shells at the end.
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First off, clams in general have very different care requirements. If you are unsure if you can keep stony corals, then you should reconsider getting a clam.
Key parameters: strong lighting (measured PAR above 250ppfd for the most demanding species), plus stable alkalinity, calcium, and high pH.
Diseases/issues
Perkinsus (pinched mantle causing protozoan)
Pyramidellid snails (parasitic gastropods that feed off of the clam's fluids)
Predation (angelfish are notorious consumers of clams, there's a reason they're a food source in many countries).
Injury (mechanical damage to organs or shells)
More to come...
Giant Clams in the Sea and the Aquarium Book by James W. Fatherree
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First off, clams in general have very different care requirements. If you are unsure if you can keep stony corals, then you should reconsider getting a clam.
Key parameters: strong lighting (measured PAR above 250ppfd for the most demanding species), plus stable alkalinity, calcium, and high pH.
Diseases/issues
Perkinsus (pinched mantle causing protozoan)
Pyramidellid snails (parasitic gastropods that feed off of the clam's fluids)
Predation (angelfish are notorious consumers of clams, there's a reason they're a food source in many countries).
Injury (mechanical damage to organs or shells)
More to come...
