My three new Crocea

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I got really lucky and recently got these three new Crocea. My Maxima I have had for a long time. These guys are small, only 1.5 inches, but I am confident in my ability to keep them well. For me, 1 inch Crocea are large enough. Maxima must be at lest 1.5 inches and other species about 2+ inches. Some of the most beautiful Crocea I had in the past I got as 1 inch-ers.

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Individual Pictures:
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lol, i’m surprised i missed this post. those are really beautiful, minh!

are these the type of croceas called ‘mandarins?’ i’ve seen similar on japanese web sites. (a shame they won’t export!)
 
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lol, i’m surprised i missed this post. those are really beautiful, minh!

are these the type of croceas called ‘mandarins?’ i’ve seen similar on japanese web sites. (a shame they won’t export!)
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Croceas is the smaller of the giant clams, reaching 6 inches. He has 3 of this type. Mandarin is a beautiful small peaceful fish with finicky eating habits which often leads to starvation in home aquariums. I have not known a clam to be called mandarin. I learn new things everyday.
 
OrionN said:
I got really lucky and recently got these three new Crocea. My Maxima I have had for a long time. These guys are small, only 1.5 inches, but I am confident in my ability to keep them well. For me, 1 inch Crocea are large enough. Maxima must be at lest 1.5 inches and other species about 2+ inches. Some of the most beautiful Crocea I had in the past I got as 1 inch-ers.

Group Pictures:
clam2020082107croceamaxima-jpg.1743089

clam2020082106croceamaxima-jpg.1743088


Individual Pictures:
clam2020082102crocea-jpg.1743084

clam2020082103crocea-jpg.1743085

clam2020082104crocea-jpg.1743086
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You are my clam and anemone guru. Thanks for your posts, pics and info.
 
I got my Crocea from ORA. Not quite to par with Jake Adams clams but my three are best I have seen for many years. I am unfortunately live I. Corpus Christi and thus not able to cheri the most beautiful clams that come into LA, Houston NewYork or Florida.
 
OrionN said:
I got my Crocea from ORA. Not quite to par with Jake Adams clams but my three are best I have seen for many years. I am unfortunately live I. Corpus Christi and thus not able to cheri the most beautiful clams that come into LA, Houston NewYork or Florida.
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You do take great care of them however.
 
OrionN said:
I am unfortunately live I. Corpus Christi and thus not able to cheri the most beautiful clams that come into LA, Houston NewYork or Florida.
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i live in los angeles. in the 2-3 years that i’ve been back in the hobby, i’ve only really see the typical blue maximas, and never a crocea as fancy as a mandarin.

i’m either going to the wrong LFS or any mandarins that hit the stores get scooped up right away. ;Hilarious
 
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Some of the LFS have spotter that go through the wholesalers and cheri picks stuff for them. They are the ones that seem to have nice stuff all the time and are a little or a lot more expensive.
 
hehe ... time to see if i have established a solid relationship with my fav LFS. :D
 
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Picture just now right before the light turn out. The clams retracted a little because of the shadows from the phone camera. I guess I can’t have everything.
mall 4 clams grew a lot about 3-4 mm since August. The Maxima almost 2.5 inches now and the Crocea are almost 2.0 inches.
I also got a few Black Mangrove seed from the beach the last tropical hurricane that hit LA. These seeds started to sprout and grow. Kinda neat.
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They are doing wonderful. I love growing plants. I never thought of mangroves having seeds. How interesting is that!
 
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