Ultimate Aquarium Water Polisher : Hippopus Clam. (Captive-bred at that!)

[@thesilentone4024]

Can we get a video on 5 different clam species and put them all side by side in there own tanks and do the same test but with all of em.

[@Reefscom]

Will put it on notes to see if it can get done. Logistically, it's very hard to do because both ORA and Biota doesn't have 5 giant clams at once in their facility and i can't really have them hold things for me (not sell them) for my experiment. Not to mention that time lapses like this will take hours to do. Least I can do is ask though 😆

[@sprchf4583]

Thanks for the info on the hippopus clam. There doesn’t seem to be a hole lot out there on them and thanks to you I made it my first clam. Thank you for what you do

[@Reefscom]

You are very welcome! Im happy to hear that you enjoyed the video and that it has helped you. :)

[@thepassionreef]

Man as usual you never disappoint us with all the content in your video..It was very cool to see that experiment...Thanks again...Happy Reefing Reefs lol.

[@Reefscom]

Hey bud! No problem at all and happy to hear that you enjoyed it. :)

[@lisadimercurio9473]

Thanks for introducing us to these amazing clams

[@Reefscom]

You are very welcome Lisa! :)

[@ScottieMckinley787]

Added a Hippopus to my tank 2wks ago. He is doing great.

[@Reefscom]

Happy to hesr that! They are pretty awesome.

[@insanity4224]

Interesting but how much of that just settled to the bottom? What would it look like if you stirred the water back up?

[@Reefscom]

To be honest, i dont know/remember how much of it settled on the bottom as i filmed this last year. I'm thinking by the clams opening and closing, it got things moving in the water. Next time, i will try to include another shot from the top as well.

[@insanity4224]

reefs I can’t believe how fast you replied lol. They are very underrated in our hobby I think so it’s good you did a video focusing in the benefits they have on water quality. I wander if they can also help filter out free swimming fish parasites and diseases? I bet they can

[@Reefscom]

@@insanity4224 haha i just picked up my phone to answer few emails before heading to bed and saw your question so thought i would answer. They are very under rated for sure. I know that they are not very pretty compared to other giant clams out there but I do believe that they have their place here in our hobby. :)

[@Reefscom]

@@insanity4224 on the topic of consuming the free floating stage of parasite, that's something that I need to ask the godfather of the clams whenever I get a chance to meet with him. :)

[@johnkoutsantonis6943]

since they have no mantel, I wonder if a small angel , like a flame would bother them.

[@Reefscom]

Good question.

[@antonp6917]

Well. I can't seem to keep my clams alive very long

[@Reefscom]

Seems like you need to address the problem. 🤔🤔 usually predation or poor water quality or small size clams that requires more attention that doesnt get it seems to not do well in long term. What have you tried and what was the issue that lead to their early demise?

[@Ellery-USA]

Will have to see where I can find one. I tried the ones from LA but they were way too small and wasted away like any other small clam.

[@Reefscom]

Ahh that stinks... sorry to hear that...

[@Ellery-USA]

@@Reefscom I've been trying to setup a clam tank and only have 4 Tridacna's left and a flame scallop. I went through 13 clams from LA in 1 week and 6 of the Huge Blue Maximas from UC. Just no real long term luck these days. I used to have clams last 8-10 years in the past but the oldest ones I have are only 1-2 years old right now.

[@tsurro8086]

I noticed no sand?. Can these go on a sandless tank.? Thx

[@Reefscom]

In their facility, it is sandless and it seems to do well.

[@Cavegeckosol]

Can confirm, these guys are absolutely busted. And they actually are kinda nice looking. Mine is purple with blue dots and brown undertones.

[@sunnygoold9449]

This clam has been top of my list for a while - love the look of them. But maybe they clean too fast? What about flow? Do they need to be out of the flow. I am guessing with one of these you don't need a UV. I just hope they don't suck up everything which would be bad for LPS Amazing presentation - I hope we can get them in the EU

[@Reefscom]

Hi! Flow, you dont need too much. It's in side of my tanks where it has very little flow and it seems to be happy. Honestly, without running icp tests, i cant determine how much it sucks out but from what we can test manually, they seem to be sucking out nitrates, phosphates, calcium, alkalinity and this is guess but silicates. (It cleared up bad diatom bloom within 3 days) btw, dejong imports from them for EU so ask them for it. :)

[@sunnygoold9449]

@@Reefscom Amazing - thanks for the extra info - you're a star ;)

[@dramad2974]

This was very cool to see👀, how big do these get?

[@Reefscom]

They will get huge in time and in right conditions.

[@zaher.w]

Impressive

[@blueridgeocean]

i just started this video but i must ask, are these ok for nano size aquariums less than 20 gallons? im worried it wont do well. any recommendations on other filter feeders?

[@blueridgeocean]

3:53 nevermind they are too big

[@Reefscom]

Any clams, you can keep as a baby as long as you can provide stable and pristine water conditions and parameters. However in few years, you would need to either upgrade or find a new home for these.

[@OnTheReef]

You say that they are excellent filter feeders (more so than other clams). You have shown us that they will filter our phyto and other filter feeder foods, but are you also saying these clams will also remove detritus and other things from our aquariums? I'm just trying to increase my understanding about what you mean by polishing our aquariums.

[@Reefscom]

Not detritus but free floating particles (food or waste) that will contribute to your nitrates and phosphates in your aquarium. It was also observed that possible sillicates were also absorbed because huge diatom outbreak was controlled within 3 days after adding this clam into a small tank of one of the workers here.

[@RainyDayCollectibles]

Video was awesome! I’ll have to grab one in the coming months. Do you know the availability of Gigas Clams by chance? Haven’t seen them in the hobby for a long time and the few that are around are 15+ years old.

[@Reefscom]

Hi thanks for watching. No, no gigas. They are protected by endagered species act. But i hear that they are working on captive breeding those very soon. :)

[@Gumiplay]

volume too small cant hear much

[@Reefscom]

Strange that's the first comment of low volume on this video.

[@Gumiplay]

@@Reefscom Woops its better now. Not sure about my settings earlier. But the voice volume is still just abit lower, although still understandable.

[@Reefscom]

@@Gumiplay i will be sure to record in hugher audio settings. :)

[@hotashesreef472]

Another one 👍🏼

[@Reefscom]

Thanks bud. Did you get the sticker yet?

[@hotashesreef472]

I wish :/

[@Reefscom]

Looks like i may have to send one more out once i get back from new york show

[@hotashesreef472]

reefs I really don’t get what’s happening as others are reaching. Maybe worth printing my details on the envelope ;)

[@hotashesreef472]

reefs have fun at palooza 👊🏼

[@junito1957]

PUT 4 OF THOSE IN YOUR SUMP WHO NEED FITER SOCKS WITH THESE GUYS?

[@Reefscom]

@@junito1957 right?