got me a drmac clam. coming north to me on friday. will post a pic when it’s acclimated. he has about 60 listed on the site. man it’s drool city for clammie addicts. plus there’s a video on youtube showing 350 or so of them.
Have you read up on spawning them?
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slightly. from what i read, nearly impossible in a home setup and dangerous for water quality–millions of sperm and 100,000 or so eggs in my tank. i never wanna see it happen.
plus in the business, they usually sacrifice a clam to get the zooxanthelia [sp] necessary.
I saw the video tonight. Another great batch of clams that came in. lots of unusual colors and patterns. I cant say im a Clam officionado yet, only have a derasa and one Dr. Mac Black and blue maxima. But the maxima is really nice.
Ive read accounts of how they spawn clams in the islands. bring them into trays, stress them a bit and then move to spawning tanks, tubs. they broadcast spawn and then they move the clams back to the tray systems. then you need lots of green water. to feed the larvae. You could do it Paul. Just takes some prep. and set up.
ken, ive seen videos too, and sure you can force spawning, but capturing 1/10 of a mm larvae and trying to raise them just ain’t my cup of clam juice. even fatheree lists spawning in the tank under “problems.” no thanks. “spawning can end up killing everything in the tank.” is what he says. PLUS assuming you could raise some outta the millions that are fertilized, they’d look like any ordinary mutt koi, clam, or dog. choosing the parents is part of the process too.
Yes, that is exactly what they do. choose mating clams for their characteristics. they leave them dry in the sun to heat stress them , then put them in spawning tanks. once spawned, back into their grow systems.
then the eggs are kept in the tanks to hatch, and fed algae or whatever is needed. it really does require an open seawater source to keep a big farm running . but many could be grown in a green house with shallow, flowing tray systems. ORA does something like that. Abalone farmers do that in california for farming abalone for restaraunts. YUMM!
fine for folks what has the room and access to tons o water. i just never wana see it happen in my tank! pleez!