Tridacna Crocea

[Samw]

Originally Posted by pocilipora

I do use spray dried phytoplankton, and I did use Tahetian algae paste until it expiered. They are still hard to keep. Derasas Ive had good luck with.

Yeah, I'll agree they are hard to keep from everything that I've read. I admit the reason I decided to try one was because of the great price on this one.

I read this interesting article about phytoplankton being a necessity for clams from Dr. Shimek.

http://www.dtplankton.com/Clams.htm

In the summary at the end, it states that dead phytoplankton (such as Tahaitian blend I think) are not consumed by the clam but live phytoplankton (such as DT's) are.

This is why I'm hoping to get group/power buys on DT's every 4-6 months or somehow get access to some home grown cultures.