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Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/16/2007, 01:22 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Thank you for verifying that your ideas are just...

Thank you for verifying that your ideas are just that - your ideas - based on no research and lacking any form of controlled experiments to support them, etc. Finally.

Over and out.
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/16/2007, 10:45 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
BTW - you still haven't posted even a single...

BTW - you still haven't posted even a single reference that I've asked for. Why?

If you've had any farm tell you that they're having trouble because they can't figure out how to rear clams - by...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/16/2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Seriously - how about government intervention...

Seriously - how about government intervention (export regulation changes), storms clearing out all of a farm's of cages, Dinar lost something like 10,000 clams due to bleaching, locals stealing cages...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/15/2007, 05:58 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
"Some even think it aides in clam digestion and...

"Some even think it aides in clam digestion and calcium supplementation for the clams.... not just the gill the cleaning I mentioned previously."

Post references, please.

Who are these "some"...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/14/2007, 11:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 928
Posted By jfatherree
Free article on the topic! I wrote this for...

Free article on the topic! I wrote this for Calfo's C Journal a while back. I own the rights though, so I can post it here too...


Commensal Shrimps of the Giant Clams
James W. Fatherree

A...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/14/2007, 10:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 928
Posted By jfatherree
I just realized that I ID'd the shrimps in the...

I just realized that I ID'd the shrimps in the pic you posted - not necessarily the ones from Echidna's crocea. Moving a little too fast for myself... The pic frokm Clams Direct is definitely miersi...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/13/2007, 09:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 440
Posted By jfatherree
Under good conditions, you should expect 12"...

Under good conditions, you should expect 12" minimum, but the world record is twice that.

Put it this way, an 18" specimen would be about as common as someone that's 7 feet tall. They're around,...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/13/2007, 08:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 928
Posted By jfatherree
It's Anchistus miersi not harmful

It's Anchistus miersi

not harmful
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 05:08 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
"i don't know exactly what he meant by that but i...

"i don't know exactly what he meant by that but i have heard from a friend in aquaculture at VaTech (who's boss/professor does lots of clam stuff overseas) said that ORA has a patent on the zoox...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 03:47 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Kalk, where do you dream up this stuff? ...

Kalk, where do you dream up this stuff?

"Wild Clams are not accustomed to a lack of water flow and may have difficulty ridding themselves of parasites and waste partials in an aquarium."

How...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 03:38 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Still waiting on the reference for this... ...

Still waiting on the reference for this...

"Some scientists are also working on switching the zooxathellae in clams and coral with combinations of hosts and symbionts which are not found to occur...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 12:37 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Thanks mbbuna - been very, very busy, and it's...

Thanks mbbuna - been very, very busy, and it's not over yet. I teach three courses and got new textbooks for two of them at the same time (bad luck, wasn't intentional). So, I've be "remaking" two...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 12:31 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Thsi whole "domesticated" thing started right...

Thsi whole "domesticated" thing started right here:

Kalk wrote:
"Domesticated clams are quite unlike their wild counterparts." and "Farmed clams need to be in completely separate classification....
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 12:12 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
More: Klk wrote: "....yes , but the longer...

More:

Klk wrote:
"....yes , but the longer you set in the sand, the more likely something will sooner or later crawl up your byssel.
there is solely one reason why certain clams bore into the...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 08/03/2007, 12:08 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 9,527
Posted By jfatherree
Just checking in - quite a post!!! Here...

Just checking in - quite a post!!!

Here comes my two cents...

ALL species of tridacna (big and small) can be found living on hard substrates. So, keeping any of them on hard substrates in a...
Forum: James W. Fatherree, M. Sc. 02/20/2003, 06:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,353
Posted By jfatherree
Thank you JoJo, I greatly appreciate your...

Thank you JoJo,

I greatly appreciate your comments, and hope to keep on writing for a long time to come. Always good to know that I'm helping folks out there...

Cheers,

JF:D
Forum: Tampa Bay Reef Club 12/13/2002, 12:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 651
Posted By jfatherree
Sorry, but I won't know if I can make it until...

Sorry, but I won't know if I can make it until Saturday, as I may end up working all day. If I do make it I will already have eaten, so don't worry about any food for me.

Hope to see you there,
...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/14/2002, 10:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 202
Posted By jfatherree
Corals, etc. that can sting you

I'm trying to get as much info as possible about types of common corals that have been known to deliver painful stings, etc. when handled.

So far, I've been told that some people have strong...
Forum: James W. Fatherree, M. Sc. 07/12/2002, 01:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,039
Posted By jfatherree
tough clams

Croceas and maximas come in fancier colors - but my experience has been that derasas tend to be the hardiest of the bunch. I'd try one of them first, and if successful, try some others.

While you...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/12/2002, 08:54 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 531
Posted By jfatherree
more

Plerogyra is added to the list -

Anyone else at all?????????
Forum: James W. Fatherree, M. Sc. 07/11/2002, 04:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 707
Posted By jfatherree
Tridacnid comment from Julian Sprung

Here are some comments about the Tridacnid identification article made by Julian Sprung, and my response:

... figure 3 and figure 4 … are Tridacna maxima, not T. crocea. They are easy to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/11/2002, 04:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 531
Posted By jfatherree
Corals that can sting you

I'm trying to get as much info as possible about types of common corals that have been known to deliver painful stings when handled.

So far, I've been told that some people have strong reactions...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/10/2002, 11:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 413
Posted By jfatherree
I didn't do it!!!

Well, according to the server - they had some sort of total failure of their whole system. I've got 5 different sites there and all 5 are down, as well as the couple that my brother has there, too. ...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/22/2002, 07:22 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 9,707
Posted By jfatherree
Oops -

Oops, That was a bit misleading, because the picture itself is a bit over 4 months old. 12 inches to over 20 in 14 months.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/22/2002, 07:17 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 9,707
Posted By jfatherree
TWO MORE TWO CENTS

I've been wathcing the conversations and I'm amazed at how little attention is paid to several important issues when asking if DSB "works".

Before I start on that though - to any doubters - it is...
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