{"title":"Captive-Bred Marine Invertebrates","description":"\u003cp\u003e LiveAquaria® offers captive-bred marine invertebrates for your home aquarium that are farm-raised around the world. In nature, invertebrates have live predators and encounter many environmental conditions that have a significant impact on them. Over-collection, illegal collection, pollution (water, air, soil), and other factors impact their natural habitat. Captive-bred options are an environmentally sensitive option and increase the choices available to the home aquarist.\n\nWhether you are looking for invertebrates to help control algae or to add visual interest to your aquarium, captive-bred invertebrates are conservation-minded alternatives to live caught options and help to manage the long-term success of the aquarium hobby. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aquacultured-derasa-clam-1","title":"Aquacultured Derasa Clam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe  aquacultured \u003cem\u003eTridacna derasa\u003c\/em\u003e Clam is also referred to as the Southern Giant Clam or Smooth Giant Clam, and is the second largest of all the Tridacna spp., reaching a size of 24\" in the wild.  Unlike most other \u003cem\u003eTridacna spp.\u003c\/em\u003e that have a large byssal opening, Derasa Clams have a narrow gap on the underside of their thick, smooth shell. They can easily be confused with their close relative \u003cem\u003eTridacna gigas\u003c\/em\u003e, especially when they are very small in size. \u003cem\u003eT. derasa \u003c\/em\u003ecan be identified by having six to seven vertical folds in their shell which they can close completely, where \u003cem\u003eT. gigas\u003c\/em\u003e has only four or five vertical folds, and is unable to completely close their hinged shell.  \n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smaller  Derasa Clams are much more sensitive to moderate lighting as their membrane is much thinner than larger specimens. For this reason, care should be taken to properly photo-adapt them to the existing reef aquarium lighting in a similar manner to newly introduced stony and soft corals. When adapting a new Derasa Clam to moderate lighting, it is ideal to set them on a small rock or in a plastic dish with coarse substrate at the bottom of the aquarium. Over time, the clam can then be slowly moved up higher in the aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Derasa Clam relies heavily on the photosynthesis of the zooxanthellae cells growing in its mantle. However, all clams also require micro foods designed for filter feeders, especially when small. Offer phytoplankton and other micro-foods.\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for the best food to feed your  Clams?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWe recommend:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAlgaGen Acartia tonsa\u003cbr\u003e\nAlgaGen Pseudodiaptomus pelagicus\u003cbr\u003e\nAlgaGen Parvocalanus crassirostris\u003cbr\u003e\nAlgaGen PhycoPure™ Reef Blend\u003cbr\u003e\nAlgaGen Decap'd Brine™\u003cbr\u003e\nAlgaGen Rotifers\n\n","brand":"LiveAquaria","offers":[{"title":"2-1\/2\";","offer_id":48509069590771,"sku":"92004","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3\";","offer_id":48509069623539,"sku":"103177","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/9497\/1635\/files\/lg_92003_Derasa_1_main_ec6e7973-23c2-430a-af3b-ccb4f8c10004.jpg?v=1771033139"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/9497\/1635\/collections\/th_0905191_067.jpg?v=1771289345","url":"https:\/\/www.liveaquaria.com\/collections\/captive-bred-marine-invertebrates.oembed","provider":"LiveAquaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}