Week 10: 17 Questions For Success With Clams in Your Reef Tank! John Bui | Clam Mania

[@michaeldanch7723]

John is an amazing individual. Not only is he a clam expert but he provides the best customer service I have ever encountered in this industry. We had a shipping hiccup because of weather and despite the UPS delay, John worked hard every step to get this resolved as quickly as possible. The clams not only still arrived in great shape, but they are the most amazing specimens he sent. I can not say enough great things about clammania with a higher endorsement. I will not buy clams from anyone else.

[@ClamMania]

Wow, thank you so much. We love our clients especially. Thank you Michael and we appreciate you very much!

[@ReefDork]

Great stuff, more of this guy please! 🙌

[@Cavegeckosol]

My 6 year old hippopus clam is about to outgrow my tank, and I'll have to make the journey to the public aquarium with it soon. I'll miss that clam so much.

[@ClamMania]

Where are you located?

[@Cavegeckosol]

@@ClamMania oh, I am in East TN.

[@ClamMania]

@@Cavegeckosol too bad you’re in California we would’ve traded a smaller size CLAM for you

[@Cavegeckosol]

@@ClamMania oh, yeah if they shipped better, I would take you up on it. I have killed more than a few clams shipping them lol

[@Novaruu]

love my clam from clam mania! highly recommend. john really knows his stuff and takes good care of them.

[@arashvarzandeh4860]

I love how he mentioned Nori at 16:40 that it is a natural source of trace elements. Rather than using all these trace additives i just now use Nori everyday for my tangs. And my reef looks better!

[@tommybroyles8858]

Acclimation info would be awesome in the next video. Thanks for all the info.

[@thomasdirocco]

James Fatheree's tridacnid clam book is by far the best resource and dispels a huge number of myths in the hobby. It's the price of a frag, but you'll likely save the life of your animals. I've been in the hobby for 25+ years but I hadn't kept a clam successfully (e.g. over a year, even under metal halides) until after reading this book.

[@rickcowen5389]

Fantastic video. I have been keeping clams for many years, I have always supplemented with natural sunlight and have never directly fed them and they have always thrived in my tanks. It’s extremely encouraging to see this video with actual accurate information.

[@jakeyjake818]

Got my clam from him at a Coral Farmers Market and never looked back it’s an actual showpiece.

[@sosmra]

Thanks for all the info , great video .

[@DOTReef]

Thanks for this episode. Although everyone thinks they are so hard to keep, he has made me so confident on keeping a clam. Although i keep my clam and reef with tap water, my crocea clam is doing so good thanks to clam mania.

[@samoliver4634]

Bought a galaxy crocea clam from John today at Reef-a-poolza Anaheim 2024. I brought up this video, and he was laughing about Ryan’s face when he took the clam out of the water lol

[@dusk1947]

Great topic. Ryan isn't the only one who knows little about these beautiful animals, he's in good company and a large crowd on this topic. I found myself taking notes in the first two minutes. Very helpful discussion, thank you!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Love this talk with John! Lots of great info, thanks! PS - leaving the clam on the table was a serious power move. 😂

[@ClamMania]

Lol “power move” 😂

[@sgbbco3981]

Just bought a Tridacna Crocea from Reef Stock Denver. It was great meeting John Bui and being able to purchase one of his aquaculture Crocea clams. Might get another tomorrow, this one attached its foot/tongue/bissal threads within a few hours. I hope to see more people keeping clams. Thanks for the knowledge, John! (and the clam)

[@Ellery-USA]

Glad there's a new dedicated Tridacna Clam resource out there we can tap into. Have always been a clam fanatic. Just started up my collection again.

[@Fish_Ventura]

Great talk with a guest that has a huge personality! I learned and it was informative. But when he put that clam on the table and said it has to sit until Ryan stops talking (lol) was funny. I have. ZeroEdge ZR-22 and the look down on my clams is unreal

[@kennethwilliams4966]

Thanks for sharing! John from Clam Mania is a wealth of knowledge!

[@Moreysreef]

Great video and content! My clams are from Clammania and they are thriving. I just treat mine as a sps dominant tank.

[@pubwvj]

I have wanted to keep clams for so long. In the Philippines I have seen such beautiful wild clams some as large as >5’. Very amazing and gorgeous animals. Around 3 to 5 meters.

[@noodles_GA]

I am adding a clam to my main display soon and this was an awesome video. BRS seems to have videos for all of your needs. I have been reefing for 15 years and I love the direction it is headed

[@edwardownen]

Another awesome BRS video You guys crush it. Love the info on clams - something not too widely understood yet.

[@kyleparkinson5950]

Could you do a video on clam disease and treatment? I’ve been reading about pinched mantle. I had a maxi for several months. I added a second one same size about 4inch. The second clam I added is all retracted looks dead, but shell shuts tightly when I pick it up.

[@pguy9694]

Bought a beautiful crocia from clam mania at rap ny. very healthy clam. would highly recommend them.

[@BackWoodsReefer]

Definitely will be getting a clam or two for my SPS tank

[@bthefountain]

Awl!!! Hi bestie! 🩷🩷🩷 Love hearing you talk!

[@ClamMania]

Hola Bestie!! 🤗@brandi❤

[@insanity4224]

Listened to this on Spotify, John was super cool and informative 👍

[@brenninsreef]

Really great discussion. Thank you for sharing!! 😊

[@MSReef]

Very helpful. It can’t just be me but I had to keep on pausing it several times. Is there children making noises on the video. My dog and myself can hear something…well apart from the 2 guys. Love all the content you do. Find everything very helpful and informative and interesting.

[@gmdiaz007]

This was great information. Lots of myths busted and now I need a clam lol

[@ArtutGaripov]

Hi from Russia 👋🏽🤝 I keep these clams too 😊❤

[@ClamMania]

Great to see you!

[@clintonhueston8378]

Great Video. Ty

[@taylorblake5867]

I am personally planing out my next reef and I was planning on doing a LPS dominated reef with the short viewable having a light turned up for a clam garden I’m now even more excited about this then I was before I look forward to the clams in 52se

[@RealNurseBeesVA]

I kept an 8in clam for 18months,,, water change of 15% every 2 weeks and the other 2 wks was pre ocean ocean water. My Marisla spewed eggs every time i violently dumped real sea water in the tank.

[@madshepsreef282]

Cleaned up a lot of myths for me. Thanks

[@PhotographyInFlight4183]

Did I miss it, but how big do these clams get? Kinda of important to know.

[@madshepsreef282]

What’s the life span of a crocea clams

[@senegalus]

so follow up question @BRStv , how is the clam doing :D

[@stevegrillo5399]

John I would love to tour your facility.

[@ex_exparrot4663]

Don't tell anyone but I may have used a $10 coupon on a $10.14 open box, small Marco foundation dry rock box for a $.014 clam rock island... And maybe like.. +2000% shipping fee

[@jay-remedy-plz]

I’ve considered adding freshwater clams to my planted tank.

[@jay-remedy-plz]

@unclecharlie9022 I figured that might happen. Mostly out of curiosity to see them slowly grow out. I’m afraid of having them slowly rot under the substrate and messing things up with an ammonia spike. Not sure how hardy they are.

[@ladyaquatica]

Hey John!! When we starting my new position as your protégée? 😋 you have too much knowledge, time to share it. 👩‍🔬

[@ClamMania]

The CLAM world would explode if this happens. 😂

[@ladyaquatica]

@@ClamMania Sounds great. Off the endangered list!

[@janinesnyder8250]

36:36!salt creep 😂

[@CT-dn3nb]

Can I put a Flame Hawkfish in a 20 gallon with a clown

[@TheGabrielberki]

Clams are cool but I always worry they will get gigantic and break the bottom of the aquarium

[@irvinthatwhitefk8]

We need Matt content where did he go

[@MaxelWong]

Is there a clam in that cup of water hahaha

[@ChadwickHorn]

Was. John took it out for most of the talk. Lol

[@lovermansmith9082]

Stab no calm without the lamb 😊

[@scottshipley570]

This 52 weeks of reefing is rubbish compared to the last

[@TrevorHiller]

Unfortunately, I feel like this is what happens as you proceed in the hobby as well as other KZbin reefing channels. The “low hanging fruit” of content has been published already. So it takes increasing effort to bring new exciting content. Perhaps stop comparing to season 1 and just enjoy it or leave it? Otherwise you’re sure to be disappointed.

[@scottshipley570]

@@TrevorHiller it’s literally a pod cast being parked off as one of the weeks, this happened last time they split one week into 4 parts of a pod cast and people complained so they released an actual one part,

[@TrevorHiller]

Personally I gained more knowledge from this than a tour of a tricked out reef tank with every piece of equipment in the hobby, but everyone has their own expectations and perceptions. I don’t think season two has the same excitement because our perspectives have changed-ie. more experience. Unfortunately revolutionary breakthroughs don’t happen every week in this hobby so I think we may need to temper our expectations. Calling this series BRS Season 2 was probably a mistake in hindsight. If this video was published on its own, I doubt it would have the same criticism.

[@willbritton133]

@@scottshipley570 Lol, they didn't change their video schedule based off the "complaints" of like 2 people.

[@ShaneDenmark]

can't stop looking at the nips :) Love you both so much! Been looking for a Turquoise Maxima for a long time, can you help me out? :) I was last successful with clams when running halides but have been having difficulty with LED (lost many, many 1 inch clams) so after watching this video I guess a par meter is required.? Hope to keep in a Red Sea >50 gal w/ Reefled 50 or 90. Possible? #clammania