FS: 2 Croceas

[Dmitry]

Up for sale 2 Croceas. First is a gold one, about 3-3.5''; $55. The second is blue/green about 4-4.5''. I'm selling him for $30 because I'm not certain of his health and perhaps someone will nurse him back to full strength. He used to gape quite a bit and I did that almost-fresh-water dip. He's gaping a lot less now, but still a little bit. The first pic of him now; and the second one is of him before.

 

[Dmitry]

Here's of the clam before...

 

[scarf_ace1981]

from what i heard crocea gape. no problem. those are some sweet clams.

 

[Dmitry]

:bump:

 

[cb747]

Interested in doing a trade for them? I have RBTAs and also the Tyree LE Green Sarco leather frags. LMK

 

[Dmitry]

The blue/green Clam is pending a sale. The gold is still available. How do you think an RBTA would do under T5s?? One reason I'm getting rid of the clams is that since I switched to T5s they've been stretching their mantles up for more light - and they're as high up as they can go in my tank. Do you think a RBTA would do any better???

The leather is also a possibility... :Thinking:

 

[Dmitry]

Actually, this makes me wonder: the smaller of the clams (the gold) is the one that's not opening wide and seems to stretch its mantle: is it because he's not getting enough light or too much? The larger clam is wide open, but probably needs more light than the smaller one...

 

[Deanos]

From those pics, both the crocea and the maxima look normal.

 

[Deanos]

Also, a freshwater dip is not typically used to address gaping, but for pinched mantle :scratch:

 

[cb747]

I think with T-5s there should be enough light. Im going to be making the switch myself. I have the RBTAs under a 150 HQI bulb. I also have them in my reef with 10 hours of vho and 4 hours of 175 watt MH.

 

[cb747]

I also have Capnella and 2 other types of leathers. For both clams ill give you a green leather and an RBTA plus whatever else interests you thats easily fraggable in the tank I actually prefer doing trades over selling anyway

 

[Dmitry]

The pic of the gold is from when I still had MHs. He doesn't spread his mantle like that anymore. :headache: And stays kinda closed. So perhaps he's getting too much light...

I did the fresh-water dip of the blue/green one after posting a pic on this site and a few people said I had to do the dip.

 

[cb747]

You have PM Give me a call when you get a chance

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Are these pics taken when the light is at full strength?

How is the water flow around the clams?

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I switched to T5s

from what?

 

[Dmitry]

I switched from MHs. The flow around the clams is moderate. The pic of the gold clam is under MHs. The blue/green is under full T5s. The gold does not open like that since the switch. And the two are next to one another.