Blue squamosa

Chrisv. · Jun 24, 2022

About two years ago, there was a huge flood of aquacultured blue squamosa that hit the market.

By now some of those must have grown out. Can the people who purchased them share some pics? I'd love to see them!

ScubaFish802 · Jun 24, 2022

Following

Chrisv. · Jun 25, 2022

No takers??!

jamesfatherree · Jun 25, 2022

I tried two a few months apart. Both died, despite having other clams doing fine...

Chrisv. · Jun 25, 2022

jamesfatherree said:
I tried two a few months apart. Both died, despite having other clams doing fine...

I wonder if this was the issue across the board.

Thanks for the great books btw.

jamesfatherree · Jun 25, 2022

Chrisv. said:
I wonder if this was the issue across the board.

Thanks for the great books btw.

You're welcome

That was a few years ago, and "rumor" was that none of them lived long. I'd imagine if they did, we'd still be seeing them for sale...

DJF · Jun 25, 2022

Purchased from Austin aqua farms; it was about 1”. (Not sure if it was aquacultured)

Chrisv. · Jun 25, 2022

DJF said:
Purchased from Austin aqua farms; it was about 1”. (Not sure if it was aquacultured)

What a beautiful clam. You're doing something right!

Chrisv. · Jun 25, 2022

jamesfatherree said:
You're welcome That was a few years ago, and "rumor" was that none of them lived long. I'd imagine if they did, we'd still be seeing them for sale...

Some of the ones that were for sale in that wave looked...different. Many didn't have the same striated pattern we often see. Any idea if they were hybrids of some sort?

Sean Clark · Jun 25, 2022

My little corcea from Biota has been really great for me. It will never be a big as a squamosa but it is very vibrant. Turquoise from the top, then blue from a 45, and purple/violet at 90 degrees.

When I first got it, about an 1.5 inches.