The discoveries of new fish species were really impressive this year and the coral and giant clam taxonomists also had their hands full in 2014. Across the board we are still seeing a nice steady flow of new soft and…
Gerald Heslinga gives TED talk on Giant Clams
Gerald Heslinga is one of the world’s foremost experts on all things giant clam, especially in regards to the mariculture of Tridacna species. In this presentation Mr. Heslinga makes the case for the culture of giant clams being a solution for…
Are these possibly teardrop x maxima clam hybrids?
It was quite amazing news to discover that the recognizable clams we’ve long called Teardrop Maximas are in fact a distinct species, Tridacna noae. Being ever the inquisitive aquarium journalists that we are, the notion of a new species of…
Teardrop ‘maxima’ clams are now a distinct species, Tridacna noae
Tridacna noae is a newly recognized species of giant clam which reefers have been enjoying in our aquariums for many years now. We’ve always been told that the morphology of the shells of giant clams is the key to identifying…
Tridacna ningaloo officially described as a new species of giant clam
Tridacna ningaloo is the newest species of bivalve we can welcome into the growing family of giant clams. Earlier this year scientific research into the genetic makeup of Australian giant clams revealed that a cryptic species was lurking among the Tridacna…
Giant clams are even more specialized to harvest light than we thought
We all know that giant clams of the Tridacna and Hippopus genera are fast-growing molluscs which are found in shallow water reef waters where they can bask in the sunlight, harvesting energy from their symbiotic zooxanthellae. Unlike corals which have Symbiodinium zooxanthellae which…
Triton Reef’s big pet Tridacna Gigas giant clam
Triton Reef has been attracting a lot of attention for their revolutionary approach to chemistry and novel water testing service, but behind the company are die hard hobbyists that really love reefing. The Triton Reef reef, is a lush garden of…
SquamoCea – introducing the new Tridacna giant clam hybrid
The SquamoCea is a new hybrid Tridacna giant clam cross between T. squamosa and T. crocea. You may recall several years ago the Maxea clam hybrid between crocea and maxima clams made a big splash with amazing mantles and some really…
Thrive Clam Kit is a bag of TLC for Tridacna clams
The Thrive Clam Kit was released by Thrive Aquatics about a year ago and although it doesn’t get much fanfare, it really should. The Thrive Clam Kit is a bundle of TLC for Tridacna giant clams with three key ingredients…
Coralline Clam: New cryptic giant clam species is a perfect coralline algae mimic
The Coralline Clam is a new species of Tridacna giant clam has been found living in plain sight on the shallow reefs of the Solomon Islands. The very unusual clam species was discovered by Julian Sprung on some recent shallow…
