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So, I’ve been reading up on clams for the past few days and after reading a thread by OrionN I found there are 5 known/commonly kept Tridacna clams in the hobby. What is the 5th clam? So far here’s the Ones I know:
- Tridacna crocea (Crocea Clam)
- Tridacna deresa (Deresa Clam)
- Tridacna maxima (Maxima Clam)
- Tridacna gigantea (Giant Clam)
I know there’s another clam that is sometimes kept in this hobby but isn’t a Tridacna which is Hippopus hippopus.
Which clam of the 5 commonly kept ones is the slower grower and will be able to stay in a 3’x2’x2’ tank longterm (I think that’s the biggest size I’d be able to go for a while with my 20g nano and that’s in a few years). I know that crosses deresa and gigantea off.
Im not looking for a clam just yet since now I just need to deal with Phosphates and trying to feed my tank just a bit less (Hard to do with 7 fish, especially when some are more reclusive than others).
- Tridacna crocea (Crocea Clam)
- Tridacna deresa (Deresa Clam)
- Tridacna maxima (Maxima Clam)
- Tridacna gigantea (Giant Clam)
I know there’s another clam that is sometimes kept in this hobby but isn’t a Tridacna which is Hippopus hippopus.
Which clam of the 5 commonly kept ones is the slower grower and will be able to stay in a 3’x2’x2’ tank longterm (I think that’s the biggest size I’d be able to go for a while with my 20g nano and that’s in a few years). I know that crosses deresa and gigantea off.
Im not looking for a clam just yet since now I just need to deal with Phosphates and trying to feed my tank just a bit less (Hard to do with 7 fish, especially when some are more reclusive than others).