We’ve been covering new and sensational giant clams for years but a recent crop of farm raised clams from Samoa has definitely gotten our attention. The stunning, jaw-dropping clams appeared at the German Extreme Corals and they have some elements…
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We haven’t seen an incredible blue teardrop maxima clam like this in a long time
Blue teardrop maxima clams used to be so common that Reefer Madness alone would serve up a couple each week. In the last few years the supply of blue teardop maxima clams has dried up to a trickle and this…
Batch of scaly Derasa clams spotted, what does it mean?
The smooth shell giant clam, Tridacna derasa, is readily identified by the smooth shells with a complete lack of scutes (outward projecting scales). Itty bitty Derasa clams are so smooth they look like litte finger nails. Right? Well apparently at…
Some stupid idiot stole clams from OC Aquatic in Huntington Beach
If you’ve seen the perp in the images above, please contact the police immediately as this douche bag has stolen three large Maxima giant clams from the LFS. The three valuable clams were stolen from OC Aquatic in Huntington Beach,…
Blue Squamosa clams, Tridacna squamosa, remind us why we like to reef
Blue Squamosa clams are among the rarest invertebrates which are quasi-never available for the home reef aquarium. Therefore you can imagine our surprise when we stumbled on a benign looking booth that was packing not one, not two, but two…
Amazing 2010 edition Maxea and Maxima clams arrive at Sea Dwelling Creatures
The mind blowing Tridacna clams that Sea Dwelling Creatures just landed sure are going to make a bunch of their customers happy this week. A little over a year since we first wrote about Maxea clams, the supposed hybrid between…
Tuamotu Maxima Clams begin to make the rounds, show off why some are being called ‘Multicolor Maxima’
Tuamotu Maxima Clams are easily one of the most exciting things to happen to Tridacnids for the home aquarium in a really long time. We were stunned to report that these clams would be a regular part of the giant…
Rainbow Cycloseris, Juvenile Leather Bass and Breeder Maxima clams featured in Eye Candy Overload video
While editing through half a terabyte of our video collection we stumbled across these three gems from the video archives: the Rainbow Cycloseris, a Juvenile Leather bass and some breeder Maxima clams. The Rainbow Cyclo is the same orange anf…
Quality Marine bringing Cook Island aquacultured clams back to the U.S.
Cook Island aquacultured clams are set to return to the U.S. aquarium market thanks to the efforts of livestock wholesaler Quality Marine. Following some changes to the CITES permitting process for Tridacna, after few years of legal wrangling Quality Marine…
