MCsaxmaster
New member
Hi,
I was wondering what most people are experiencing as average growth rates with the various species. Anyone that has had a lot of clams from small sizes or especially anyone that grows them out and sells them, please respond.
What I'm wondering is, how fast do T. derasa, T. maxima, T. crocea, and T. squamosa grow. That is, if I got 1" individuals of all these, how long would it take for them to reach 3-4"? Obviously this can vary greatly, but if they are fed heavily with phytoplankton what could I expect.
Btw, I've got a T. derasa. It's the only clam I've had, though I'd like to get more of all the species I listed. I've had it almost a year and a half and it has grown about 3-4". For half that time I was not feeding it with phyto and it grew about 3/4". In the six months or so that I've been using phyto it has grown around 3".
Anyway, thanks so much.
Cheers,
-Chris
I was wondering what most people are experiencing as average growth rates with the various species. Anyone that has had a lot of clams from small sizes or especially anyone that grows them out and sells them, please respond.
What I'm wondering is, how fast do T. derasa, T. maxima, T. crocea, and T. squamosa grow. That is, if I got 1" individuals of all these, how long would it take for them to reach 3-4"? Obviously this can vary greatly, but if they are fed heavily with phytoplankton what could I expect.
Btw, I've got a T. derasa. It's the only clam I've had, though I'd like to get more of all the species I listed. I've had it almost a year and a half and it has grown about 3-4". For half that time I was not feeding it with phyto and it grew about 3/4". In the six months or so that I've been using phyto it has grown around 3".
Anyway, thanks so much.
Cheers,
-Chris