KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

[Lance]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Most people would think you did favors for orange drink crystals.

Hah!

[michika]

Well most of my remaining fish are home, along with all my clams. I now have a total of 12 clams in my tank. We left the two chromis with Delphinius, Tony, because they are too fast to bother catching at this time. Thanks again Tony for watching everything!

Recently someone has asked me to assemble and share all my clam propagation resources I've been slowly amassing. Voila, here are some of the online publications with links.

Hey,

I was asked to post up more of my research sources. I'll post again once I've sorted through some more of my sources.

Papers:

Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA)
http://www.ctsa.org/PublicationList.aspx

CTSA #143. Ellis, S. 2000. Nursery and Growout Techniques for Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae). 99 pp.
(http://www.ctsa.org/publicationDetail.aspx?pID=1018)

CTSA #139. Ellis, S. 1999. Lagoon Farming of Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae). 6 pp.
(http://www.ctsa.org/publicationDetail.aspx?pID=1022)

CTSA #130. Ellis, S. 1998. Spawning and Early Larval Rearing of Giant Clams. 52 pp. (with companion video while supplies last).
(http://www.ctsa.org/publicationDetail.aspx?pID=1031)

CTSA #114. Leung, P.S., Y.C. Shang, K. Wanitprapha and X. Tian. 1993. Production Economics of Giant Clam Tridacna species Culture Systems in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. 30 & A-14 pp.
(http://www.ctsa.org/upload/publicati...0866637652.pdf)

FAO:
Hatchery operation: culture of larvae basic methodology, feeding and nutrition, factors influencing growth and survival, and settlement and metamorphosis.
(ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5720e/y5720e04.pdf)

Artificial propagation of bivalves: Techniques and methods
UNDP/FAO REGIONAL SEAFARMING DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (RAS/90/002)
(http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/...739E00.htm#TOC)

Books:
- Giant Clams (1996) Daniel Knop
- Coral Propagation (2007?) Anthony Calfo

[fishytime]

I repeat..... clam godess.

[Parker]

HEY! Leave some clams for the rest of us!

[Skimmerking]

I would have more then her, but BUT BUT YOU evil Clam person...
I don't like you any more Cathrine

[Delphinus]

It was nice being temporarily TheOneWithTheMostestClams(tm), even if the numbers were artificially inflated. What was it .. I think it was 18? So now I'm down to 11 or so. CRAP! I better go get some more!! (Don't worry I know I can't steal the title.. It is yours.)

[michika]

What can I say I'm an addict! I'm hoping in 2009 to have over 20 clams. Although that only works if places keep bringing in beauties, or if other hobbiests re-home theirs.

[Delphinus]

It's good to have goals.

[X-Treme]

Originally Posted by michika

Alright so a few photos;


Clean Up Crew enjoying Rabbitfish's meal;

These are the coolest looking nassarius snails I have EVER seen. Mind if I ask what kind they are and where a guy might get em?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by X-Treme

These are the coolest looking nassarius snails I have EVER seen. Mind if I ask what kind they are and where a guy might get em?

I can answer that. They are sometime called fancy or decorated nassarius. And Red Coral has them in.

Glad to here you got all of your friends back. How is the tank doing after the gang got back from their vacation?