In a 173-page document, the United States government has announced a proposal to list all species of giant clams under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, sometimes referred to as NOAA Fisheries), an agency within…
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Bleaching Reduces Reproduction in Giant Clams, Tridacna gigas
A study into the effects of increased seawater temperatures on Giant Clams has shown that it not only causes massive mortalities but also directly affects survivors’ reproductive performance. In a paper published last year, researchers monitored the direct impacts of…
Sustainably Farmed Clams now available from SaltwaterAquarium.Com
Something about giant clams of the genus Tridacna draws us to them. The combination of the tell-tale clam-shaped shell and exquisite mantle color and patterning encapsulates the underwater realm and conjures up far-away Pacific reefs, and another world. With T.gigas,…
Flashback Friday: All the Giant Clams of the World (So Far,) by Jake Adams
Those who knew Jake Adams knew that he had a fascination with Tridacna spp. Clams, and spent years seeking out, collecting, and writing about his favorite, beautiful bivalves. We remember when he messaged us in 2022 after procuring a Devil…
Low Tide Exposes 40yr old Giant Clam Project on Great Barrier Reef
Sea Women Great Barrier Reef has posted some breathtaking pictures of over 100 Giant Clams, Tridacna gigas, that were recently exposed in a low tide caused by the New Moon. The clams are situated at Goolboddi on Orpheus Island, Queensland,…
Waikiki’s Iconic Giant Clam Gone to Reef Tank in the Sky
It was ten years ago that we had the pleasure of celebrating the 30th anniversary of a world famous mollusk, the Waikiki Aquarium’s very large and very old Tridacna gigas giant clam. Alas, here we are a decade later and while…
We’ve Never Seen Maxima Clams this Green!
Maxima clams are easily the most variable species of Tridacna which is to be expected for a reef animal that has a natural distribution across more than half of the globe from the Western Indian Ocean all the way to the…
New Research Reveals how to Breed Bigger and More Colorful Crocea Clams
Crocea clams are one of the smallest species of Tridacna, much prized in home reef aquaria since they exhibit a range of colors and patterns which can very greatly in their patterning. At their most basic the boring Tridacna crocea clams…
Corals & Clams Can Only Look Blue Under Daylight Spectrum
I love blue light, you love blue light, we all love blue lights over our aquarium corals, especially all the different shades of blue LEDs that help bring out the fluorescent colors of our favorite coral strains. However with more and…
Giant Clams Can Manipulate Light To Assist Their Symbiotic Partner
Special cells in giant clams shift the wavelength of light to protect them from UV radiation and increase the photosynthetic activity of their symbionts, shows research KAUST. Using special cells, known as iridocytes, the clams can manipulate light via layers…
