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Originally Posted by seagul

Are you talking abt that clam in your pic.... its a squamosa and i am dead sure abt that.... Anyway i dun think its your clam that work... I remember tanz* at SRC posted that you need many many clams to only show some slight diff in your nitrate lvl.. could be your mangrove

hi bro, i dun use mangrove concurrently becos i wanted to test the clam myself. i also read frm the net that u do need a lot of clams. but i seem to do okay, maybe my water is not nutrient-rich.
anyway, thk for sharing. cheerz

Originally Posted by Creetin

does the wrasse eat the snails on the spot? how do these fishes handle them?

i have a 6 line and i think i saw him carry one snail away to hide or something.

absolutely no idea at all.

Originally Posted by Maculosus

I believe it's a Squamosa clam as it has rows of large scales over its entire shell. I have one which is abt 8 inch. Derasa clam has smooth shell and stripped or wavy line mantle patterns.

smooth shell should be crocea. but i am gonna check. hahahaha. doesn't matter as long as it does its work.

these links will show u which are derasa clam and which are squamosa clams. cheerz and happy reading. remember, pls share knowledge with others too.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fish...itter%20Corner

and

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fish...0.html#critter

best regds. knowledge is free for all.

For those who are interested...
I usually do not look at the mantle patterns, just how the shell looks like.

Squamosa Clam (Scaled Clam):
http://www.etropicals.com/product/pr...43&pCatId=1268 and http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/squamosa.htm

Derasa Clam (Smooth Clam):
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/z...ms/Tderasa.htm and http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/derasa.htm

therefore if u notice, my clam is derasa. cheerz bro.