I think my wording was confusing. What I meant to say is that I have three ORA derasa clams in stock and for sale at $65 each. We've had them for about two months and they are healthy and growing well. Send me a PM if you want to purchase.
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Divers den gets 4" plus derasas in, just have to check daily at 5pm central time. I snagged a 5" from there for $99 and they were having free shipping promo.
I bought one a couple months ago and it died in days.I had bought a crocea from clams direct about 5 or 6 years ago. It is no longer under my care but is very much happy and living. I was sad to see they shut down when I got back into the hobby last year
Thanks for the suggestion on ORA clams. I know live aquaria sells clams shipped directly from ORA's FL facility the only thing that keeps me from pressing buy is the size they sell them. 1-1.5" is super tiny and I doubt the success of successfully rearing them from this size. But if anyone has experiences to the contrary I would love to hear!
Congrats on a beautiful deresa and kudos @TL Reefs for providing great service and a great clam.
I'm following up after I posted in this thread asking if anyone knew a vendor that offered healthy aquacultured clams, specifically a T. derasa at least 3" in size but preferably larger. I appreciate all the comments offered by everyone and wanted to give a shout out to Josh at TL Reefs, an R2R sponsor, who responded in the thread with a photo of some of the aquacultured T. derasas he had in stock that were about 4". I'm fussy about my clams and had a good conversation with Josh and ascertained he has plenty of experience with and a long-time working knowledge of Tridacna clams. I ordered a 4" T. derasa from him and TL Reefs, and it came in in great health and was packed to the nines. Kudos to Josh and TL Reefs for the great service and healthy clam. If you're in the market for a clam, corals, fish, or inverts, please give TL Reefs a try. If you have any questions, Josh is happy to spend time with you to be sure you're comfortable with everything about your purchase. Thanks again Josh! Here's a photo of my new T. derasa from TL Reefs!
Just picked up a 6 inch ultra blue maxima clam from King Corals in Pa. I got it at the drag farmers market in ct. I will keep you posted on its health.
I totally appreciate the question and healthy skepticism.Did you tour DD or call them to find that out?
They told my wife there procedures and how they hold the clams for a bit until there ready to post for sale. Can't remember the time frame though. Divers den has been top notch for us. We don't order through live aquaria, strictly divers den.Did you tour DD or call them to find that out?
Pacific east gets clams time to time. Keep checking back. I believe he hand picks them. Dr. Mac and staff have always been very helpful so if you shoot him an email I'm sure they can give you a time frame on when clams will arrive .Reviving this. LA/DD is now 0 for 4 on clams. They all come smaller than they list and all dead within 3 days. I am told DD no longer QTs, it is the same stuff as LA which is the same as Petco. Same wholesaler same origins same water. No good.
I've looked at some who posted here (reefer direct) and some mentioned here (pacific east....former Dr.Mac) and zero clams listed Not even a link for clams.
To reefs....I'm hunting for a nice squamosa or blue rimmed derasa. If you ever have any....
Meanwhile any other vendors people know of?