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- astoria,new york
Dersa clams are also easier to keep but do get big
Here is a squamosa and maxima
Here is a squamosa and maxima
Clams
- Thread starter b-ridge
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- The Big City
Gigas are also easy to keep too, but they get larger than all the other clams, some easily over 2'. They also only come in one type pattern, so most people go from either Maxima or Corcea, as they tend to have a wider range of colors and patterns, especially the Maxima.
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- astoria,new york
Yep gigas are great
Here is my giga
Here is my giga
- Location
- Westchester, N.Y
- Location
- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I love clams, I eat them, I feed them to my fish, I keep them. I guess my life revolves around clams.
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- Westchester, N.Y
Here another great video.
http://reefbuilders.com/2013/10/24/...ic-maxima-clams-revealed-tahiti-marine-video/
http://reefbuilders.com/2013/10/24/...ic-maxima-clams-revealed-tahiti-marine-video/
- Location
- Westchester, N.Y
- Location
- Westchester NY
Sorry to be the party pooper on clams... but the ugliest clams are the only ones tank safe... check this out from one of the expert on clams. It should clarify why they don't last. Personally, i don't think clams should be offered in the aquarium hobby. They are amazing but unfortunately MOST will only last 3-4 years at best in a tank, if that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtx2CgmfGCE
but then we shouldn't be eating them either... sad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBMBS4lFDA4
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- astoria,new york
Not true at all..there are some beautiful clams that if properly cared for will live a long time..
My beautiful giga alone is approaching 8 years
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- Westchester NY
I respectfully disagree. There are far too many instances of mortality rates of captive clams which are open to predation through their bisle gape or other unknown and less understood pinches mantle. Gigas can/have outgrown tanks so they too are not the best choice. Unfortunately clams are not easily harvested in a captive environment and rarely multiply and unfortunately waste away.
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- astoria,new york
Nope and hell no..
Pinched mantel disease is well understood and cures properly done do help..
And yes gigas grow and get big over time so what I was just saying that clams do and can last a life time to your comment that they only do well a couple of years ..
So if you don't like them don't get one, just get you facts straight first..
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- The Big City
Actually they have been growing out captive raise clams for quite a number of years now, with very good results. I think you'll find that most clams have issue where the foot is damaged then being attacked through their bisle gape, and things like snails and such can easily be removed before you place the clam into your tank. I think you'll find that most clams die for either being too small, as they need to be feed instead of just light, or tanks conditions aren't what they need to be to support one.
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- Westchester, N.Y
Marrone, this is why a forum on Clams is needed here. We can hear the good and bad news on people keeping Clams. All it takes one bad video on Clams and give people wrong information.
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- Westchester NY
To my knowledge there is no such thing as "captive raised" clams. Perhaps you are referring to "maricultured" or "marine aquacultured clams" ? If however anyone has a source for "captive raised clams" please let me know, I'll buy one of those.
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- Westchester NY
I absolutely LOVE clams, that's why I wont keep them in a tank anymore. My comment on Gigas is that they outgrow tanks too quickly and therefor are NOT a good choice, not unlike some reef fish that outgrow a system that are not great choices also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKMzLcSDis
Clam studies have been taking place for many years now so I listen to the experts on the subject. However, good luck with growing you clam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoRFbR8AiHY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDxbB8S-TRk
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- astoria,new york
I'm just say there are clams that can be kept In reef tanks that do last a very long time and don't get to big either if properly picked out and cared for ..
And yes gigas do get big eventually but not that fast like you think and if you do get one you would need to consider upgrading tanks In the future if you decide to keep it..
And some of these so called experts are not always right ,just because they post a vid or write a paper..!
So anyone here considering a clam for their reef it will make a nice edition just do your homework first!
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I personally don't see a problem with keeping clams. I think they live longer than many people keep mandarins, copperband butterflies or Moorish Idols which are 3 fish I have no problems with. I believe all clams for sale were maricultured in Tahiti. If I want to learn about or keep an animal I go to where they live and study them. I went to Bora Bora in Tahiti and saw how clams were living. The water depth, and the substrate they were living in. (I also studied Moorish Idols while I was there)
The "rocks" in this lower picture are clams. They are all over the place there and grow like weeds. In some places it is hard to walk because of the clams which were living right on the sand in a few feet of water. That means they need a lot of light.
I have been keeping clams for about 30 years and although I never kept one over 10 years it wasn't the clams fault. I always lost them from an accident. They are a very easy, no maintenance animal and are not taken wild from the sea. They are grown just for the aquarium hobby.
The "rocks" in this lower picture are clams. They are all over the place there and grow like weeds. In some places it is hard to walk because of the clams which were living right on the sand in a few feet of water. That means they need a lot of light.
I have been keeping clams for about 30 years and although I never kept one over 10 years it wasn't the clams fault. I always lost them from an accident. They are a very easy, no maintenance animal and are not taken wild from the sea. They are grown just for the aquarium hobby.
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- Westchester NY
Hey paul... correct me if im wrong... i remember a few years back reading about your tank. i remeber that its not your conventional tank correct? are you the guy who was using LI sound water? Perhapps you are providing the additional nitrients that they need. It is impressive to me that you are able to keep clams over ten years other than gigas. yes I agree with most of what you say. only thing is that mariculture is not aquaculture in that in mariculture the animal is raised using water supplied directly from the ocean and light from the sun. these types of systems are not closed ecosystems and in the case in tahiti they are actually maricultured in the ocean and only removed a few months prior to being shipped and even then in large vats that recieve natural sunlight and water recycled and pumped from the ocean..
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