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Maxima Clam Target Feeding
- Thread starter SnowManSnow
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I forgot the suitable food size for maxima clam.I think it's in the 15micron range. To target feed the clam, the easy part is to use turkey baster to blow food on the upper current. The hard part is to find the suitable food that is in the right size range.
I really didn't like the recommended method of putting the baby clams in a bowl of tank water, add phyto, and wait until the green water turns clear. It just seemed like it would put to much stress on a baby maxima.
What I used to do was cut a 16oz Aquafina bottle in half, place it over the baby clam, and squirt some of Reed's Coral & Clam diet into the neck of the bottle. Couple of minutes, once a week should do it.
What I used to do was cut a 16oz Aquafina bottle in half, place it over the baby clam, and squirt some of Reed's Coral & Clam diet into the neck of the bottle. Couple of minutes, once a week should do it.
reefann":1w116r3l said:NO, I Urge you not to try this!or a simple syringe used for administering ear drops or something..Find them at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Rite-Aid, Sav-on etc... really cheap...
This method can choke and kill a clam!!!
8O Source for this info? I have never heard that and have sucessfully target fed other things with a syringe. I was thinking of adding a clam to my set up in a few months and wouldn't want to damage it.
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or a simple syringe used for administering ear drops or something..Find them at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Rite-Aid, Sav-on etc... really cheap...
NO, I Urge you not to try this!
This method can choke and kill a clam!!!
I also have a hard time understanding you here, I have fed my clams this way many times.
Where is the source of this info? If you stick the syringe in it directly I imagine this may be possible..but isnt this how you "target" feed?? Or one method of target feeding?? no different than a turkey baster..IMO taking the clam in out of the tank into a seperate bowl might put undue stress on the clam...Reefann":31vmgnpx said:NO, I Urge you not to try this!
This method can choke and kill a clam!!!
LordNikon":1wbtwq2z said:Where is the source of this info?Reefann":1wbtwq2z said:NO, I Urge you not to try this!
This method can choke and kill a clam!!!
I'd like to know this, too. I've always target fed reef inhabitants without a problem. I love Reefnutz' idea with the bottle, tho. I already have one that I use as a fishtrap, might as well add another to my collection of plastic devices :twisted:
Unleashed":xkqywmb1 said:LordNikon":xkqywmb1 said:Where is the source of this info?Reefann":xkqywmb1 said:NO, I Urge you not to try this!
This method can choke and kill a clam!!!
I'd like to know this, too. I've always target fed reef inhabitants without a problem. I love Reefnutz' idea with the bottle, tho. I already have one that I use as a fishtrap, might as well add another to my collection of plastic devices :twisted:
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by target feeding I didn't mean sticking anything into the intake of the clam.. I had somthing less invasive in mind.. like the bottle idea. Personally, I would never squirt stuff directly INTO the clam.. sounds like a good way to harm somthing to me.
I DID, however, try the bottle top, and it seems to work great. While it was on I also noticed lots of pods coming out of the sand under the top to take advantage of the buffet!
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I DID, however, try the bottle top, and it seems to work great. While it was on I also noticed lots of pods coming out of the sand under the top to take advantage of the buffet!
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