Why do Tridacna Clams get such a bad rap? Did we find the Answer? Polo Reef Explores Clam Solutions!

Why do Tridacna Clams get such a bad rap? Polo Reef Explores Solutions!
Andrew dives into why Tridacna Clams have become increasingly difficult to keep in a reef tank. Whether you’re considering getting your first clam or struggling to keep it healthy, we’ll explore some of the techniques used in the past, along with alternative approaches to accumulation, feeding, treatment, and the impact of lighting on long-term clam health. If you want to be happy as a clam, don’t miss this opportunity to improve your clam-keeping skills!
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Andrew Sandler
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[@PoloReef]

For All Who Read This We Are Now Testing The European Salts Vs Us Salts With Lower Levels Of One Particular Element So Stay Tuned !

[@dirtdevilsreef5613]

What brand of EU salts are you trying??

[@PoloReef]

@@dirtdevilsreef5613 right now tropic marin

[@dirtdevilsreef5613]

@@PoloReef Nyos has a new salt out that supposed to be good and took them few years to develop it.

[@lucidairity7927]

I feel they'res so many variables in nature that we as aquarist don't take for granted and for example when going things super glad your testing this!!! I live in Michigan and we can straight do water from the tap for acropora it's quite wild ik some parts of the UK would have a very hard time doing this

[@PoloReef]

@@dirtdevilsreef5613not the salt that was made with oceamo ive seen icps and many traces are low !!

[@Ellery-USA]

Great work guys... the price of clams these days makes it a non-experiment for hobbyists. Glad you are work on this since I am a clam nut.

[@TheFibonacciFox]

You’re a very savvy guy. What you’re doing is stabilizing the future aquaculture farming industry..no matter WHERE we need to build it. Thank You for your hard work and commitment to excellence and dedication.

[@PoloReef]

appreciate !

[@tobymilo8625]

Great video! The amount of patience and dedication you have are amazing. You’re not just helping yourself but helping others before they fail by you doing all the experimenting first. Thanks for sharing and lots of luck

[@PoloReef]

@@tobymilo8625 ❤️❤️

[@nmarq005]

Appreciate everything you’re doing for our passion!!!

[@PoloReef]

@@nmarq005 🙏🏼❤️

[@Mistadoblinas]

Been waiting for a clams video, Thank you

[@scrubjay93]

Great to see you doing such important work - keeping animals like this alive in captivity may be critical to preventing their extinction someday (gaining the ability to reseed habitats that become suitable for clams again after catastrophic disturbance, climate change, or overharvest, etc.). Hobbyists and amateurs can make significant advances in such areas even without formal advanced degrees.

[@thesaltwaterchef1]

Just wondering why you would swab the mantle and then not switch to a sterile swab to swab the foot? Possible trasfer of bacteria on mantle vs foot? Just curious.

[@PoloReef]

@@thesaltwaterchef1 you would get both bacteria if two

[@salty_systems]

I have a feeling that a certain mix and concentration of nettle poisons usually present in a healthy reefs wathercolumn could be a factor as well.. would be interested to see if there's a correllation. If carbon, uv,.. is used to clean the water from everything maybe we're missing something. I've always had better luck with fish if they where introduced in a tank with a heavy coral load (especially Sachrophyton seems to have an effect but this is not proven) compared to a very clean Tank. Somehow they must have grown before they arrived.. Anyway i'm happy to see these investigations 😊 thanks for your effort in supporting the Marine aquarist community it is very important to gain unbiased information 😊 This reminds me on the old times when Dana riddle published articles in Advanced Aquarist 😊

[@dazsboxofwater]

Very interesting stuff , thank you for sharing 👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@johnhowerton8005]

Andrew- First off, thank you for the resources and effort to address this issue! What is in the dips you keep referencing? I assume that changes as the bacteria swabs do but what are you trying at this time? What duration?

[@PoloReef]

chloramphenicol and kana but may try oxolinic too Quick 20 min to 30 min chloriquine phosphate bath

[@Cgraseck]

I've been working with two T. derasa and two T. maxima over the past year. I gave each a pH adjusted fresh water bath for half an hour as an initial dip. Three of them also received an additional pH adjusted fresh water bath and an oxilinic acid in salt water bath. These extra baths were given when the clams appeared to not be fully opening. The additional baths were for half an hour each, 1/2 hour in pH adjusted fresh water and 1/2 an hour in oxilinic acid in salt water. All four of these clams seem to be doing well at the point. I heard someone say that they thought that clams like a much whiter spectrum than we give them, so I added a Fresh Water Blade light to the two Grow Blades that are over this 75 gallon tank. The white lights are on for four hours during the middle of the photoperiod. Perhaps the white light helps as well. Cheers, Chris

[@PoloReef]

@@Cgraseck thx we have oxolinic will try that too Never had a freshwater dip successful but maybe was too late

[@Cgraseck]

@@PoloReef I've dipped all of my clams in pH corrected fresh water for 1/2 hour. Three of them twice. They all handled it without a problem. I also culture Tetrasalmis and Tisochrysis lutea. They get pretty heavy feedings of both almost every day. Cheers, Chris

[@Cgraseck]

I'm a teacher at The Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy in Stamford. I have my middle school students culturing the phytoplankton at school. Oh, I forgot, we also have a T. derasa at school. He got a 1/2 hour pH corrected fresh water dip as well. Cheers, Chris

[@EddyOrtiz-579]

Very informative and interesting. 🤔 I use kanaplex for my Red Alpha Swordtail with the Metroplex. I knew that kanaplex was a winner. It also is absorbed thru the skin/flesh helping the fish heal faster and getting them to eat. Great video it connected the Kana's effect to two completely different animals. Thanks Andrew for posting on U Tube .

[@PoloReef]

@@EddyOrtiz-579 ya kana i just hope not too strong and lighten up mantle

[@chellicarterflores4524]

Beautiful clams!

[@Lookingglassaquarium]

How mach kana per Gallon bath ?and how long

[@PoloReef]

@@Lookingglassaquarium we still figuring that out but last batch we used 1 gram for 5 gallons 30 mins

[@rolbar9406]

barcode on a plastic frag rack ,probably have lead or other metal...Don't you think so??

[@PoloReef]

@@rolbar9406 no in salt

[@rolbar9406]

@@PoloReef Sea water is an "aggressive environment".....here's some food for thought

[@thomascristaldi9303]

How do they reproduce?

[@PoloReef]

@@thomascristaldi9303 in clam tank