New Research Reveals how to Breed Bigger and More Colorful Crocea Clams

鳄鱼蛤s是最小的特里达卡(Tridacna)物种之一,在家居礁水族中非常珍贵,因为它们表现出一系列的颜色和图案,它们的图案中很大。最基本的是无聊的tridacna鳄鱼蛤…

Giant Clam Poop Could Help Corals Recover from Bleaching!

去年9月,一项研究仔细观察了巨型蛤po,更准确地描述为粪便颗粒。我们以前分享了这个故事,但想回到它上,以真正带回家一个有趣的观点。

Tridacna elongatissima ‘Resurrected’ in the Western Indian Ocean

Tridacna elongatissima is a species of giant clam that was first described from the Western Indian Ocean all the way back in 1856. Somewhere along the way the characteristics of this species were thought to be synonymous with Tridacna maxima…

How (Hybrid) Tridacna Clams are Made

Spawning and rearing giant clams is an elaborate process that requires a certain degree of knowledge, but thankfully this know-how has been extensively documented and shared around the world. For around forty years small island nations of the Pacific Ocean…

Science Sheds Light on Squamosa x Crocea Clam Hybrids

Hybrid giant clams have been an enigma to the aquarists who seek to understand them in order to better provide for these treasured bivalves. Finally a new research experiment not only confirmed the authenticity of hybrid Tridacna clams – they’ve…

Tridacna squamosina: First Aquarium Pictures of the Rare Red Sea Endemic

Tridacna squamosina was first described jus over ten years ago and we finally have the first solid evidence for this species in the aquarium hobby. Originally described as Tridacna costata, T. squamosina or the squamosina clam has a surprisingly distinct appearance…

Rare Tridacna squamosina Photographed by Diver in Kenya

tridacna squamosina是最知名,最近公认的巨型蛤(一种)物种之一。在肯尼亚潜水时,黎明戈培尔拍摄的一套新的新照片确实展示了一些很少的例子……

Small Gigas Clams Grow Incredibly Fast

Giant clams, especially the giant clam is one of the most fabled reef animals growing to absolutely massive proportions. After a fifteen year absence from the reef aquarium hobby Tridacna gigas returned through the farming efforts of Oceans Reefs & Aquariums better known…

Red Sea Clams Return to the Aquarium Hobby

When we were just a wee little aquarist still playing around with African and American cichlids, one of the creatures that drew us to the world of ‘mini reef’ aquariums were the giant clams from the Red Sea. It was…

Gigas Clam Return to the Reef Hobby thanks to ORA

The true giant clam, Tridacna gigas, is finally making a return to the aquarium world thanks to recent success by Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums, better known as ORA. Several species of Tridacna clams can get quite large, over 18″ or 45cm long…