Blue Squammy Hardiness?

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Curious to hear from those who have kept both - are the cultured blue squamosa of comparable hardiness to the traditional squamosas?
 
I have a pair of them... got them at 2 inches. They are about 7 and 9 now. I find them to be very hardy with the only downside being that they are expensive. They are as hardy as the greenish/brown squammys. This is the sixth (or maybe 7th) pair that I have had... when they get to nearly a foot, I re-home them to public aquariums, nice displays or larger tanks... and then start over. They are a holy grail clam for me since they are hardy, grow quickly and colorful. IMO, they are easier to get now than they used to be a decade ago... probably the only clam on this trend.

Here are mine from about a year ago. I will try and get a fresh photo for you later on tonight.
 
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I have a pair of them... got them at 2 inches. They are about 7 and 9 now. I find them to be very hardy with the only downside being that they are expensive. They are as hardy as the greenish/brown squammys. This is the sixth (or maybe 7th) pair that I have had... when they get to nearly a foot, I re-home them to public aquariums, nice displays or larger tanks... and then start over. They are a holy grail clam for me since they are hardy, grow quickly and colorful. IMO, they are easier to get now than they used to be a decade ago... probably the only clam on this trend.

Here are mine from about a year ago. I will try and get a fresh photo for you later on tonight.
How big is the tank you house them in if I may ask? I love clams, but my tank is only 14g :(
 
Very nice! Love the stripes on that one!
 
I am sorry for the bad iPhone pic, but I promised an update shot. They do "walk around" a bit.



In the time between these pics, you can see that some stupid Utter Chaos got loose and sprung up a 20-25 polyp colony... in the next pic, you might see them kalk-pasted. :)
 
Beautiful !! Heres my big blue!!
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