Thinking about getting Black Maxima

mlewandowski61 · Jul 19, 2014

I know its probably here somewhere but cant find. I am thinking about getting a small 1 1/2-2 " Black Maxima. Is it a absolute must that its fed until it a certain size ? Have heard and red conflicting info elsewhere

Reeferdude56 · Jul 19, 2014

No, you defiently don't have to feed baby maximas. I have one that is one inch and I don't feed it and it is fine. The big thing is once you put it in your tank you should leave it alone. Messing with clams is really what kills them IMO

mlewandowski61 · Jul 19, 2014

thanks Reeferdude. The guy that has them says he feeds them oyster feast. do you think since they are use to that that they will be more senstive or harder to keep alive if not fed by me?

Reeferdude56 · Jul 20, 2014

the one that i bought the guy was feeding it phytoplankton but as long as you put the clam in an area where it wont be bothered it should be fine. mine wasn't bothered for about 3 weeks because it but it in a plastic container so fish or snails couldn't get in to bother it. Now i have it on a rock and my blenny bothers it pretty frequently but IMO it got used to my tank conditions and my lighting he is fine.