I am very interested in following this thread, and I am thankful for all of the sharing of information. I did some checking with my primary clam supplier, and found that some of their clams were wild caught - although they are now specifically shipping Marshall Islands farm clams.
I will be sure to specify that I only wish to carry the farm-raised clams, but I am particularly concerned that Len's problem came in on coral. I currently am farming SPS in the same tank that I house our clams in, to take full advantage of the Metal Halide / Reef Racks.
I quarantine all of our livestock a minimum of 7 days before offering it for sale, and most of what I have are captive-raised corals. (particularly Ricordea.) From the speed of kill that we are talking about here, I suppose this minimum quarantine should be adequate, but I am very concerned that $1,000.00 in clams could get taken out by some mystery bacteria that came in on an Acropora frag. This gives me nightmares at this stage in my business.
I will continue to monitor this thread, and appreciate all of the input.