Its funny, but I was in Austin this week and stopped into AA. I made the same comment about putting a clam in the JBJ. Besides being somewhat of a bad idea for the well being of the clam I think it puts out the wrong idea to SW newbies that stumble in the door. IMO Nano's are a double edged sword. They are a great entry level tank for newbies, but at the same time the staff at LFS need to be aware of their limitations when selling critters to their owners. I guess it all goes back to the discussion that we repeatedly have here about responsible staff at LFS.

I'm not saying that AA isn't responsible, but it doesn't take much imagination to see a maxima or crocea going home to some newbies nano. Its one thing for an experienced reefkeeper to recognize a clam that is in distress and take the appropriate steps to deal with the situation. Its another to expect the same from a newbie.

Gary