Largest known captive Tridacna clam ?

I'm not sure what the absolute largest is, but the Waikiki aquarium has the largest I've ever seen.

Notice the two full grown tangs swimming by the clam in the middle. There is also another huge clam hidden behind a few red corals to the right of the two clams in the center. The perspective of this shot is a little bit misleading. It was shot diagonally down the tank so the things on the left side are much closer (and look bigger) than on the right.
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JackRent; the clam greenbean36191 has a pic of in the waikiki aquairum is he oldest know captive raised clam and probally one of the largest if not the largest clam captive raised.

Bill
 
i have seen those clams in person at the Waikiki Aquarium and they are huge well over 3 feet
 
thats awsome! My gigas is huge....1in:lol: haha

It is a shame that we don't see many large privatly owned tridacna clams:(

Bill
 
JackRent said:
Wow. You can appreciate the size when you consider the size of the tangs. Do they use natural light ?

They use natural light via skylights but also supplement with metal halides.
 

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