Can anyone identify this clam ?

[Lesley]

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I bought this clam about 3 months ago, had lovely colour although he was small.
Is doing well, growing and displaying well
I dont know what he is ?
Can anyone give it a name, or tell me any special care it may need. how big it grows etc ?
Thanks

[MizTanks]

It looks like my Tridacna Crocea. Maybe Tom@HaslettMI can tell you.

[Tom@HaslettMI]

The shape of the shell looks more like a T. maxima me. Can you get a pic of the inhalant siphon (the slit opening)?

Tom

[Lesley]

8976HI Tom. Hope this shows the clam a little better.

[demonclownfish]

Tridacna Maxea?

[MizTanks]

Beautiful T. Maxima! Looking very healthy too :)

[Lesley]

Thanks, He was only very small when got it and it has grown so much. You can see a whole extra row of shell and its only been 3 months. He looked lost in the tank to start with but you can actually notice him now lol

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Tridacna Maxea?

Certainly a possibility. Considering the mantel pattern and shape look a lot like a crocea and the shell like a maxima. I have no experience with the hybrid Tridacna clams (other than seeing some pics online) so I can't be sure. One thing to note is my Bing search did not return any images of blue maxea hybrids. Check out this link to learn all I know about T. Maxea: Tridacna ‘maxea’: New giant clam hybrid of Tridacna maxima x T. crocea (http://reefbuilders.com/2009/02/04/tridacna-maxea-hybrid-tridacna-maxima-crocea/)

Tom

[demonclownfish]

Certainly a possibility. Considering the mantel pattern and shape look a lot like a crocea and the shell like a maxima. I have no experience with the hybrid Tridacna clams (other than seeing some pics online) so I can't be sure. One thing to note is my Bing search did not return any images of blue maxea hybrids. Check out this link to learn all I know about T. Maxea: Tridacna ‘maxea’: New giant clam hybrid of Tridacna maxima x T. crocea (http://reefbuilders.com/2009/02/04/tridacna-maxea-hybrid-tridacna-maxima-crocea/)

Tom

Yeah, if anything it has to be a crocea in the end, ive never seen a maxima with a mantle like that. I have seen a couple of crocea with a similar shell structure but not quite that extensive which is why i came up with thinking of the maxea.

[Lesley]

Thanks everyone for your help. Much appreciated. It's growing and showing great colour so I will just keep doing what I am doing. Lol