The true giant clam,Tridacna gigas, is finally making a return to the aquarium world thanks to recent success by Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums, better known as ORA. Several species ofTridacnaclams can get quite large, over 18″ or 45cm long includingT. squamosa和T. derasa, but the real giant of the bivalve world,Tridacna gigas可以得到三倍大小,easily attaining lengths of three feet or more.
It’s been around 15 years since ORA’s clam farm in the Pacific Ocean has produced anyTridacna gigasclams, although these cultured specimens were ‘in circulation’ in the aquarium hobby for years after. In fact, many if not all of the gigas clams in private and public aquariums originated from this one production facility, and they’ve gotten quite rare and very highly sought after in the interim.
As far as appearance goes, gigas clams are the least flattering of the group – sometimes they can be found in nice mustard yellow color with a varying degree of blue spots – but what makes these clams so special is their ginormous size. SinceTridacna gigasnaturally gets so large, they also grow very quickly and can rapidly become too large for most home aquariums in just a few years.
It’s incredibly exciting to learn that ORA has finally succeeded in rearing a new generation ofTridacna gigas蛤s，因为这是一个太容易靶向壳，肉或两者的物种，并且需要很长时间才能成熟。这种新的大型巨型蛤s的供应将使该物种在业余爱好和公众中变得更加知名，我们肯定希望Ora能够稳定地供应，以满足对这些惊人动物的全球需求。[[ORA]
