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"Clams are one of the reasons I regret not having a sandbed. With this kind of artwork available to us, how can we not want as many of these creatures as room would allow in our tanks! Unfortunately for me however, I have only these two specimens and because I have no sandbed, they're up so high in the LR (for stability and light) that the only way I can enjoy their color is to climb to the top of the tank, raise the canopy, and look down upon them. Ahhh, now THAT'S relaxation. Not that I don't do that from time to time but I do envy reefers whose sandbeds are populated with several and especially easily viewable clams.

Maxima-1

I've had my two for nearly three years. Number 1 is nearly 5" in size while number 2 is about 3". Neither has grown a heck of a lot in the time I've had them, to tell the truth. And lately, awhile after these images were made, they both seem to be in a period of decline. What I mean is their mantles don't open nearly as fully as they used to. They are still responsive though so I think it's due to lack of nutrition rather than a parasite or disease. I've of course then, ramped up the doses of phytoplankton recently."

Maxima-2
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