First Cultured Red Sea Clams Splashdown at ACI

Red Sea clams include some varieties and color patterns of Tridacna maxima that are at once familiar, but have been unavailable to the aquarium hobby for over two decades. Not only are there some interesting forms of the well known…

Tridacna squamosina: First Aquarium Pictures of the Rare Red Sea Endemic

Tridacna squamosina was first described jus over ten years ago and we finally have the first solid evidence for this species in the aquarium hobby. Originally described as Tridacna costata, T. squamosina or the squamosina clam has a surprisingly distinct appearance…

A Statement About the Source of the Red Sea Clams

The news of giant clams from the Red Sea not just being aquacultured, but already arriving at Dejong Marinelife really caught us off guard. Red Sea clams are some of the most iconic species and patterns since they were among…

Red Sea Clams Return to the Aquarium Hobby

When we were just a wee little aquarist still playing around with African and American cichlids, one of the creatures that drew us to the world of ‘mini reef’ aquariums were the giant clams from the Red Sea. It was…