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About Derasa Clam
A large, heavy-shelled clam with a smooth cream, tan, or golden exterior shell that may display subtle growth ridges. The fluted interior reveals vibrant mantle tissue in shades of green, yellow, pink, or orange with contrasting darker bands or patterns.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Filter-feeder consuming phytoplankton and zooplankton. Requires strong indirect water flow; also photosynthesizes via zooxanthellae symbionts for supplemental nutrition.
- Appearance Description
- A large, heavy-shelled clam with a smooth cream, tan, or golden exterior shell that may display subtle growth ridges. The fluted interior reveals vibrant mantle tissue in shades of green, yellow, pink, or orange with contrasting darker bands or patterns.
- Notes
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank with strong lighting (10,000+ K, PAR 200–400) • Requires stable conditions: 74–82°F, pH 8.1–8.3, and salinity 1.023–1.025 • Position on stable rockwork or sand bed away from aggressive fish and high-flow areas • Benefits from direct lighting exposure to sustain symbiotic zooxanthellae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Category
- Clam
- Compatibility
- Peaceful filter-feeder; incompatible with aggressive snails, crabs, and triggerfish that may pry or crush shells. Safe with most fish and non-predatory inverts.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from Indonesia and Philippines south to Australia and east to the Solomon Islands, primarily in warm shallow reef lagoons.
- Type
- Clam
- Max Size
- 16
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 74-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Family
- Cardiidae
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