Clams,how to keep them plus pics and videos of them in the wild in the south east.

Clams in South East Queensland.

A creature that we see in these waters on virtually all of the clubs trips in Open Ocean are the popular aquarium member, the clam or family of Tridacnidae.

The waters around Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island are quite prolific with a few species of clams and the most common represented here from Tridacna family are the Squamosa and Crocea,to name a few.

The keeping of the Tridacnidae is really quite easy, all they need is constant temps at 22c to 26c, good quality high out put uv regularly changed lighting, lots of coral feeding foods and it’s that simple.

High temps, dirty water and to deep in your aquarium for the light to reach them may kill them.

Some of the creatures that bother them are angel fish, triggerfish some forms of worms, burrowing shellfish, octopus, and some crustaceans, there are many but these are the main problem ones.

When you place them in the tank put them on a piece of flattish live rock in a reasonable current spot protected from being tipped over for a few days until attached.

When the clams are young they are more dependant on a food source with good lighting then when they are older relying on lighting more so in combination with planktonic sized foods.

All the pics and videos that follow are the ones that we see so very often.