DerrickH Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Anyone have a good link to identify the different types of clams normally kept in a reef tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Check out this link http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/jf/feature/index.php. This guy wrote a pretty good book on tridacnid clams, hope this helps and is what you were lookin for..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Picked up this guy...was marked "clam"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Looks like a Crocea to me, no scutes on the shell and def looks like a crocea mantle too.... Nice looking calm by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua-Dome Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Tridacna crocea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 From what I have read, they like to be on the sand bed. I put this guy on the rocks about 1/4" way up from sand bed. I noticed he moved around about 1/2" or so. I went to "adjust" him a bit and hes stuck like chuck. Guessing he's happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Looks like a Crocea to me, no scutes on the shell and def looks like a crocea mantle too.... Nice looking calm by the way Wish I could get better picks of this guy, the blue specs on him are awesome looking but dont show up in any of my pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yeah it's hard to get a good pic if the colors that they actually have. If he has attached to the rock that is a good thing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Well now I regret putting in on the rocks, hes stuck like chuck and opening up all the way which normally I would be ok with, except the fact that he tilted himself back a bit so now can see all of his mantle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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