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Old 08-01-2004, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bear27
It totally depends on the type of clam you get and the amount of PC lighting
maxima's and crocea need bright light while derasas and squamosas will do OK under PC
I agree.

Actually, I kept a crocea once under PC for about four months. I thought it was doing splendidly, it had attached to the rock and never gaped. It wasn't until I took a picture and compared it to the picture I had taken when I bought it that I realized the clam's colors were definitely "browning".

Then I moved the clam and probably foolishly gave it too much light too fast, because it kept jumping and falling, and eventually perished.

I really think all clams look best under MH tho.
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