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That gigas is a stunner! And so are those Maximas.I finally took a few pictures last weekend. Here is one. I need to measure it.
I’m curious, how do you guys get good top downs of your clams?
I currently have a deresa but every top down I get of him is very dark, even with a filter to kill blues it’s a dark top down.
Loving the looks of the Gigas that have been shown. I wish I had the sump (or even tank) big enough for a gigas but currently I’m just sat with 4’x2’ and 3’x16” tanks
I just a photo box and usually my camera phone. Just make sure the camera is metering off the clam. I have primarily white light, which helps a lot.I’m curious, how do you guys get good top downs of your clams?
I currently have a deresa but every top down I get of him is very dark, even with a filter to kill blues it’s a dark top down.
Loving the looks of the Gigas that have been shown. I wish I had the sump (or even tank) big enough for a gigas but currently I’m just sat with 4’x2’ and 3’x16” tanks.
So why were Gigas gone for so long???I purposely left plenty of open area for Clams when I set this tank up. The fact that a single Gigas might end up taking up all available space, is fine with me- We've all waited long enough to keep them again.
I saw them post that clam as well. I wonder if someone gave it to them on consignment as I don't recall seeing any available since the ORA batch 2-3 years ago.Just read through the whole thread, very cool to see the progress of these clams! I was tempted to scoop one up when they were released by ORA but I don't have space for a 30"+ clam.
For those interested Austin Aqua Farms currently has one for sale, pricey but considering the scarcity of this species, not wholly unwarranted.
ORA just brought some more in not too long ago. There’s a few vendors with them (5”)Wow, looks like AlgaeBarn has Gigas as well. https://www.algaebarn.com/shop/captive-bred/invertebrates/clams/ora-gigas-clam/
brotha, what are you trying to say here?Is Gigas another Tridacna species without scutes on the shell or are they extremely delicate and risk getting cut off easily?
So, Deresa hasn’t got the scutes usually and instead is a smooth shell but it appears all the gigas that are in this thread also don’t have the scutes. Is this due to them being extremely delicate or do they just not have scutes?brotha, what are you trying to say here?
no scutes. smooth shellSo, Deresa hasn’t got the scutes usually and instead is a smooth shell but it appears all the gigas that are in this thread also don’t have the scutes. Is this due to them being extremely delicate or do they just not have scutes?