Tridacna maxima (Bog)

Bettles are big shells! Bettles are placed at the top of the bac. The calcium level in the tank must be maintained at more than 440mg/l. Several colors exist, an example electric blue (color of her dress!). Magnificent shell, the only drawback being its requirements with regard to water quality, as well as its large size! The tridacnes live in symbiosis with a microscopic algae (zooxanthelle) being in the coat, which gives it its blue-green color.

The Tridacna Maxima is a bivalve mollusc belonging to the tridacnidae family. It is known to be one of the largest crustaceans in the world, up to a length of more than 1.5 meters and a weight of almost 200 kg. The Tridacna Maxima is mainly found in the warm and shallow waters of the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Its shell is made up of two valves joined by a ligament, and is covered with a layer of brilliant mother -of -pearl. The Tridacna Maxima is mainly feeding on algae which it filters sea water.

Asexual