Blue maxima clam positioning

[nano reef heaven]

I just bought a small 2-3 inch blue maxima clam and I don't really have a suitable rock to attach him to, is it okay for me to leave him in the sand bed? I'd actually prefer that so if I ever want to move him or switch tanks it would be easy.

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[cu0ngsayz]

sand bed is the best thing to do IMO. how big is the tank.
reread the thread.
actually with maxima might wanna put it up on a structure.

[nano reef heaven]

I have two 6 gallon. One rimless and other fluval edge. I have him in the fluval cause its better established and he seems happy enough that he is open up good but i just dont want him all over or to attach to a rock i wont be able to move around. I have led lights on both tanks and I saw somewhere online that the smaller clams don't like intense light? I had him at the top but he keeps knocking himself down so I set him in the sandbed. He seems content for now but then again I guess I won't know until the daylights kick on tomorrow.

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[nano reef heaven]

I put him in the corner. Hope he stays.

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[nano reef heaven]

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[Darbex]

As long as he gets the flow and light he needs but it will bury its foot and attach to the bottom glass. You can cut the bottom of a water bottle and set it on top of it so it will attach to the bottle. Then you can safely move it later.

[nano reef heaven]

I'll try that. I had tried to have him attach to a little disc like plug but he kept moving off of it.

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[Darbex]

Those plugs are too small.

[nano reef heaven]

It's like a 2 inch disc it originally was a coralline cultur that I ordered to introduce it to my tank. But I'm gonna try the bottle thing. Or something around the house.

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[nacra99]

Maximas are typically rock clams and will try very hard to put his foot down (so to speak) in order to find a footing (so to speak again).
If you want to put him in the sand, you need to bury a rock or something under the sand so he doesn't dig his way to the bottom, but instead attach to the rock and remained propped up above the sand.
Another thing i have seen people do is to cut a piece of plexiglas that is larger than the length of the clam (round or oval ones look pretty nice) or the bottom of a plastic 2 liter bottle (not so nice looking) and bury it just below the sand. The clam will dig down and attach himself to the plexiglas and go no further.
I like the plexiglas because it looks almost transparent under water and it is chemically inactive.

[nano reef heaven]

That actually sounds good. I have an extra acrylic sheet laying around I can use that. I'll cut it tomorrow. Hope he'll stay put! Lol Thanks!

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