H. Hippopus-Clams-3reef Forums

MDeth · 03-26-2007, 05:40 PM

Can anybody give me a site that gives some in-depth detail of this clam? I know a bit about every other one 'commonly' sold in the hobby, but the Hippopus is news to me :p.

The one i saw from google image looked crazy. How do their light requirements compare to the others?

chrisANDbarb · 03-26-2007, 06:48 PM

there lighting requirements are on par with Crocea and Maxima. oddly enough most retailers list them as "low light clams" which in IMO is absurd because of where they are found in the wild, maximum depth of about 6m. ill look to see if i have any links about them

chrisANDbarb · 03-26-2007, 07:04 PM

this will hold you over until i get some more pertinent info

PCP Gene Family in Symbiodinium from Hippopus hippopus: Low Levels of Concerted Evolution, Isoform Diversity, and Spectral Tuning of Chromophores -- Reichman et al. 20 (12): 2143 -- Molecular Biology and Evolution

chrisANDbarb · 03-26-2007, 07:11 PM

heres more what you are looking for

http://www.cites.org/eng/com/AC/22/E22-10-2-A8b.pdf

MDeth · 03-27-2007, 07:40 AM

thank you! I think this will be my first "show clam" when my g/fs 55g is setup in FL!

MDeth · 04-03-2007, 06:49 PM

I never knew clams did PCP

T. mbalavuana ?? Just found out this exists also. Anybody ever seen these for sale? It would be a nice 'rare' piece

chrisANDbarb · 04-04-2007, 05:57 AM

they are very rare in the wild. found only in Tonga and the Lau Islands. also reported to be a few on the eastern outskirts of the GBR. i doubt we will ever see them in the trade.

heres anther extremely rare one. T. Rosewateri found only on the Saya de Malha Bank in the Indian Ocean

coral reefer · 04-04-2007, 06:33 AM

MDeth, If I were you, I would go with one of the easier and more popular Squamosa or Durasa Tridacna! They tend to have more coloration and design characteristics and as a SHOW clam would be more interesting and beautiful to view!
Their lighting requirements aren't as demanding either. I would try to get a clam that is atleast 3" in size also so that the food addition isn't as crucial as their irridiphores and zooxanthellae colonies will have taken hold and grown in the clams mantle!

MDeth · 04-04-2007, 07:15 AM

I'm about half serious about any at this point

I'm just trying to learn as much as possible

T. mbalavuana - does look very crazy though

chrisANDbarb · 04-04-2007, 08:07 AM

if you want to learn as much as you can, check this out Liquid Medium

and read these'

By Barry Neigut

Identifying The Tridacnid Clams - by James Fatherree - Reefkeeping.com