Coral Profile

Crocea Clam

Tridacna crocea

Also known as: Tridacna Crocea, Boring Clam

Clamadvanced

Type

Clam

Difficulty

advanced

Light

high

Flow

medium

Notes

Smallest commonly-kept Tridacna — adult specimens stay under 6″. Most colourful of the trade clams, with vivid iridescent blue, purple, gold, and turquoise mantles. Demands the most intense light of any clam. Place on rock, not sand — boring clam by nature.

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