how hard is it to breed crocea and raise young?

[reefsafe]

Anyone doing this? Anyone lucky to notice a few extra clams one day without doing anything? Thanks.

 

[Vili_Shark]

In the tank?
Right now, Impossible.

 

[jbittner]

all cultured clams come from the ocean, I have never read of an aquarium of any size culturing clams.

 

[Stoney Mahony]

Not in a home aquarium but they DO spawn them in captivity and raise them in raceways in aquaculture facilities. It is a very complicated process to get a sucessful spawn and few people can achieve it. I know somebody that does so thats why I am chiming in on this. In the future there will be more clam farms in the US but with the initial investment in equipment and a facility, and then waiting 3-5 years for the first crop, not many are willing to risk it just yet. A single clam spawn can produce thousands and thousands of clams. Many clams cultured in the ocean are first spawned in captivity, and raised for a year or more before the are placed on the reef for grow out.

 

[reefsafe]

Thanks!