View Full Version : clam breding
Germanman
02-28-2007, 1:54 AM
anyone have luck with breeding Tridacna calms? i was thinking about it and have done lots of research on it but wanted o see if there are any first hand experience people out there.
wastememphis
02-28-2007, 5:40 PM
I think they need a seperate tank since when they sexually reproduce it makes a mess of the water. The breeding distributors say that by stressing the clams they can provoke them to reproduce, but everyone I have talked to that had clams release stuff in their tank spent hours changing filter socks and cleaning their skimmer cups.
Germanman
02-28-2007, 7:18 PM
yea i was aware of that and planned on a seperate aquarium but thanks for the input:)
Apparantly they urinate into the water in clam farms in vietnam to induce spawning. Maybe you could try that germanman... lol
Reefscape
05-06-2007, 8:06 AM
yea i was aware of that and planned on a seperate aquarium but thanks for the input:)
to make life easier for people, to give you options, i would suggest you type a post of what you DO KNOW already.
Niko
Dwarf Puffers
05-06-2007, 1:22 PM
He would have spent an hour typing and it would have taken us 15 minutes to read though...
Germanman
05-15-2007, 4:35 PM
He would have spent an hour typing and it would have taken us 15 minutes to read though...
lol....
well ok lets see not the situation is changed i now have several clams in my reef. check out specs in link in my sig. has anyone had experience of them spawning and producing young in their aquarium. i know of a book but he doesnt speak on how just shares the pictures.
Almondsaz
07-25-2007, 12:30 AM
Apparantly they urinate into the water in clam farms in vietnam to induce spawning. Maybe you could try that germanman... lol
I must have a sick sense of humor becuase I haven't laughed so hard as I did when I read OM3n's response. I'm not sure I would be up for that if I were Germanman.
Grins
07-25-2007, 12:33 AM
I've heard about it as well..lol. In fact, one local reefer doses his SPS tanks with Vodka. He was sick with some sort of bug and was on medication and drowsy him made the mistake of double dosing. He was in a panic and sick out of his mind and he decided to pee in the tank to adjust the water. Even with the antibiotics in him I hear the tank survived. Made for a hilarious thread the next day.