It’s not everyday that we get a新巨型蛤sbut this week’s coral shipment to the LFS included a special sumthin for the clam lovers. AlthoughT. derasa和T. squamosahybrids have been around for years, theT. maxima x crocea(T. ‘maxea‘) hybrids have just recently become available from captive hybridization on the farm. The Maxea clams have a really unique appearance with blue and gold markings that lead us to believe that the hybrids are produced by a cross of gold and blue varieties of the two parent species. Not all Maxeas are created equal and there appears to be great variability in the appearance and vibrance of this new hybrid clam variety. The Maxeas are not too expensive, where a 2-3″ high gradeT. maxima将以79美元的价格出售零售业,同样规模的Maxea可能以99-119美元的价格出售。
Tridacna ‘maxea’: New giant clam hybrid of Tridacna maxima x T. crocea
杰克·亚当斯
杰克·亚当斯has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
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