A local Delaware reefer (chris&barb) put this together on the Reef Aquarium Forum http://www.reefaquariumforum.com/on-line-links-to-tridacnid-research-t3373.html
Hey, someone found it :BEER A lot of that stuff will make your eyes glaze over but there is some pretty interesting stuff in there. Check out these.
The remarkable population size of the endangered clam Tridacna maxima assessed in Fangatau Atoll
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2411153
Collapse of a New Living Species of Giant Clam in the Red Sea
Theres also lots of info on how to breed them.
Chris and Barb!
Do you know of any aqua-culture places that are spawning the clams and raising the spat for sale? I have seen some that collect spat that have settled on rock or sand and raised them to saleable size for the hobby. but spawning and spatting in tanks from a few mature clams would be more sustatainable. assumming one could mix up the genetic diversity each spawn. to prevent stagnating the gene pool.
someday, when i get some brighter lights, i would like to try some clams. maybe as a filter bed for a reef tank system .
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Chris and Barb!
Do you know of any aqua-culture places that are spawning the clams and raising the spat for sale? [/quote]
Hey Ken,
There are some places that will do that but its really not viable when shipping them to the US. This is done (mostly) when the transit time is very short. Shipping from the pacific at best is about 36 hours.
someday, when i get some brighter lights, i would like to try some clams. maybe as a filter bed for a reef tank system .
You would need a whole lot of big clams to notice anything. Read this.
oh well, i can try Chesapeake bay oysters again for filter feeders. I did that once with live oysters from the fish market.
But i was thinking something more about aquaculture of giant clams in a home based tank system.
something like this:
http://www.aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/ctsa/130.pdf
now that would be cool! Clams for everyone!