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Mild siltation or turbidity can be tolerated by some giant clam species but clear, ... Super-saturated water can be toxic to many species of fish and invertebrates and is the suspected cause of gas bubble disease in giant clams (see section Predators, Pests and Diseases on page 52). 6. Pure silicone caulk* should be applied...
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Also known as killer clam and man-eating clam (Tridacna gigas), it is the largest bivalve mollusk in the world, reaching a length of over 4 feet (1.2 m) and weighing more than 500 pounds (227 kg). A native of the Pacific and Indian Oceans ... Further info: Giant Clam. Giant Clam (encyclopedia.com). Tridacna gigas.
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www.occultopedia.com/g/giant_clam.htm
www.occultopedia.com/g/giant_clam.htm
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Like a bright blue pair of lips, the fleshy part of the giant clam peeks out of the top of the shells during the day. There are not two giant clams with the exact same coloration. Each side of the shell is made by outer edge of the mantle or the skin of the giant clam. ... Predators can crack open the shells of the smaller clams,
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This giant clam, Tridacna crocea, is the smallest of the nine species, reaching no more than about 20 centimeters in length. Still, that's an awful lot of clam chowder you can make from one clam! And yes, they are edible; ... The giant clam has a system of channels which branches out to all parts of its mantle,
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www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/Australia/GiantClams/
www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/Australia/GiantClams/
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Giant clams in the genus Tridacna exhibit a number of visual behaviors adaptated to the hypertrophied siphonal lobes and the symbiotic zooxanthellae. The visual system consists of many eyes located along the margin of the siphon.
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www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/170/3/393
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Tridacnids are beautiful and often feed themselves – isn’t it time you added one to your reef tank? ... AQUACULTURED GIANT CLAM; Hippopus hippopus; PHOTO CREDIT: Barry Neigut ... and the other side held inside the shell by the byssal organ. This keeps them from being knocked over or moved around by waves or predators.
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Definition: giant clam, Tridacna gigas ... giant clam inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific weighing up to 500' pounds ... What are natural predators of giant clams?
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Essay/Term paper: The giant clam ... But they are not safe from other reef predators until they are ; around; 2.5 years old, which makes this large species hard to find. About 100 of the; original eggs will eventually become a full grown clam, but that number is much lower in ;
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The giant clam is known as a reef dwelling mollusk. The domestication factor has ; become of large importance But they are not safe from other reef predators until they are ; around; 2.5 years old, which makes this large species hard to find. About 100 of the; original eggs will eventually become a full grown clam,
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