Clam Series : Crocea Clams with ORA

[@Alex_Correa]

Your videos never get old!

[@Reefscom]

Thanks Alex! :)

[@thetileman9051]

A+ video. Straight up

[@StewartRocco]

Thanks for the video, love Croceas. I’ve kept many with success since 1998.

[@Reefscom]

WOW amazing feat! 1998!!! Congrats! thanks for watching!

[@cubanreefer1582]

Wow 15-20 minutes deep in fresh water . Who would it thought about it, never in the wildest dream I would have done this before. But now we know more. Thank you! Richard as usual very good video

[@Reefscom]

Thanks buddy!

[@peterperez4493]

Great video thank you for the education of these beautiful clams

[@Reefscom]

You are very welcome!

[@danlandino6735]

Literally, just set up a tank and got back into reefing after 15 years just to keep a Crocea clam in my tank. Back when I was in the hobby, they were everywhere, however, now due to the trading bans all I am able to find our maximas and derasas. Luckily I was able to snag one online and it is being shipped overnight and will be here tomorrow. I am very excited but also slightly nervous. I just want the clam to do well.

[@Reefscom]

Congrats on getting one! Keep your water clean and blast it with light. You should be good to go!

[@danlandino6735]

@@Reefscom upgraded my light to the AI blade clam seems to be flourishing since. It looks amazing and attached after 1 day. Keeping the water clean with weekly water changes. Looking promising!

[@Reefscom]

@danlandino6735 very happy to hear that! Keeping my fingers crossed for long term success!

[@Ellery-USA]

Great video as always. Being a clam nut I need as much knowledge as possible especially when clams seem way more sensitive these days than in the past.

[@Reefscom]

I will text you my theory on that. I agree with you btw.

[@skillmaster9116]

@@Reefscom what is your theory? Very interested

[@Reefscom]

@@skillmaster9116 in simple terms, pathogens that we are not aware of.

[@sunnygoold9449]

Lot's of great info in this vid - love my crocea - yeah I think they are the best coloured clams (and the hippopus is the best for polishing the water;)

[@Reefscom]

You watched the hippopus video! :)

[@sunnygoold9449]

@@Reefscom More than once and it drove me to get one... after 15months it died ;( so I got a second one a few months ago - love them

[@Reefscom]

@@sunnygoold9449 sorry for the loss of your other one. Hopefully this one does much better for you.

[@Reefscom]

@@sunnygoold9449 as always, thank you so much for watching them and finding them useful.

[@tomimoto]

Great info! I was hoping you would burp a clam for us 😂

[@Reefscom]

😂😂

[@guoyifan1661]

The worst pest I ever had with clam is amphipod. Some people thought they do not do anything. But they have caused my clam's mantle close up which looks like pinched mantle disease. I dipped the clam in fresh water, I could not believe how many amphipods have comed out. However, the fresh water did not solve my problem, tried the wrasse not really helping. Somehow one day all of them in my tank just died and my hammer start retracting. Must be something wrong with my water but I was happy.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

RODI water as freshwater dip? Good tip. Time to scrub the shell, when first getting it. Which fish and other organisms should you not have them with? If there are any bristleworms in the tank then you can’t keep clams?

[@Reefscom]

Hi! sorry for the late reply. bristle worms seem to bother them once they are already on their way out. most angelfish and butterfly fish are not good with clams.

[@viiiderekae]

I got a crocea a day ago and it seems to moving around on the rock.

[@porbaron5485]

It might even burry it self since croceas have acids desinged to to burrow themselves in the rock

[@amaliapedro4568]

im from palau,ive seen lots of different kind of giant colorful clams on the reef but never in an aquarium with lights where their raised

[@Reefscom]

There are good variety of clams in our trade. Ofcourse can't compare with mother nature but we are slowly increasing in diversity of colors, patterns and species.

[@JESUS.saves.Repent.]

Do these produce pearls?

[@Reefscom]

Sorry, these do not.

[@ahhhduma8196]

Can u keep this clam if u have angelfish or copperband butterfly fishes? Heard those fishes will nip on clams and get a liking to them.

[@Reefscom]

No, unfortunately not. Only success with angelfish and clams that I had was with Genocanthus species.

[@villafaniaerik]

Recently bought a clam from my LFS and I was told not to expose it to air?? So I was really confused when you guys pulled out the clams. Is there a reason why they said that? And mines about 2-3in

[@Reefscom]

Air bubbles potentionally getting stuck under water. Healthy clams can usually "burp" itself but if it's not so healthy, it may be detriment to it's health. If exposed to air, you can flip the claim upside down in the tank and tap on the bottom of the clam to get the air bubbles to escape from the insides of the clams.

[@villafaniaerik]

@@Reefscom OOH gotcha makes a lot more sense now! They just made it seem it can’t leave the water at all, but definitely learned a lot from this video! And the whole freshwater dip really got me but definitely good knowledge to know down the road! Thank you!!

[@Reefscom]

@@villafaniaerik you are very welcome Erik. I'm glad that this video has helped. I wish you the best on your new addition!

[@ReefDork]

How are they with the strong flow you get in an SPS tank?

[@Reefscom]

They can handle a decent amount of flow but I wouldn't put it in a direct path near mp60 or anything. My big deresa is right next to a wave maker for past year and a half and loving it.

[@Joshthereefer]

They can handle a lot of flow. Not direct flow, but if it is randomized they'll do just fine.

[@michaelwescott8064]

Can you use a coral dip?

[@Reefscom]

No, you can't.

[@anthonytittonis6913]

What about polyclad flatworms can these kill clams?

[@Reefscom]

Absolutely can. Gotta be wary of those buggers.

[@harveycorporal7923]

can you keep a clam alone??? like without corals

[@Reefscom]

You sure can. You can also go fishless if you want but you just have to make sure that you supplement the feeding with phytoplankton for them to filter and feed from the water column.

[@markweston216]

OK does no one else look at Jordan and think of Trevor from GTA 5?

[@Reefscom]

😂😂😂

[@tomhelmkamp9531]

I would be very cautious promoting freshwater soaks for clams. I recently did a 20min soak in RODI with heated good pH and ended up murdering my 8” Derasa because of it.

[@Reefscom]

Was it already ill? What made you already do it? My friends at Biota do it routinely on theirs without much negative results.n

[@tomhelmkamp9531]

@@Reefscom Mantle was fully flared out with good reaction to shadows/movement. But wasnt opened as fully as usual for a couple months so I was worried about pinched mantle disease, so tried the FW soak. I still feel terrible about it.

[@Reefscom]

@@tomhelmkamp9531 oh man. I'm sorry to hear that.

[@tomhelmkamp9531]

@@Reefscom thanks I appreciate it! Your video is timely though, as I just ordered a Crocea Clam that arrives tomorrow

[@Reefscom]

@@tomhelmkamp9531 best of luck with your new addition!

[@biancab1126]

How can I buy?

[@brianredban9393]

They shouldn't sell claims under 3 inches. Its ridiculous. Most die

[@Reefscom]

Thanks for watching and for the comment! Couple of things. Bear with me. I don't see small clams not being shipped because of these reasons. Baby clams ships better and is better on freight and over all prices. Distributors and stores prefer this because it's low risk, good reward and it increase the variety of animals on hand. It takes many years for clams to grow to certain size and many farmers overseas don't want to hold it for that long. Many have succeeded (I personally have had multiple squammys, maximas, croceas, deresas that i had it under 3" for many years and have few right now) in keeping smaller clams but you are right many do perish because people don't realize the care level that goes into having these animals thrive in their systems. Whether it's bad placement, too much flow, too little lighting or even fish or pests pecking at them. Heck, I have 1" stunning Crocea in my tank right now lol. I do blast it with light, resting on my rock work and I do spot feed with refrigerated phyto as I like to keep all my animals well fed. I don't like to take away options from anyone but I I think more has to be done to educate novice hobbyists from making impulsive purchases on smaller clams that are more sensitive. T. croceas and maximas definitely are more sensitive to it's surroundings and parameters and is considered to be in a higher tier of care level. Unless one is confident in keeping finicky sps thriving in their systems (like Jordan here mentioned), they should go for larger or hardier clams like deresas or squamosas. Thanks for watching and reading!