Tridacna Crocea

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i know what you are saying sam...i think.
and i am not arguing that there isnt a possible benefit to clams and corals to feed DTs.
what i am saying is...DT may not be as necessary as some claim for the health of the animals in our care.
point being, many people are able to keep these animals, and have kept them with out the addition of products such as DTs.
i am all for change and improvment in the husbandry of animals under our care. i just don't feel there is enough info out there to sway me into believing DTs is necessary for the healthy survival of a clam.
it is also my opinion that smaller clams 1-2" have a higher mortality rate. and that may be due to them needing foods stuffs as a food source, as oppossed to larger clams who are thought of as being able to sustain themselves through light. if this is the case, i simply choose to pass on the small specimen and get a larger one that wont require me dosing DTs in order for it to even have a decent chance at surviving in my tank.