Coral Profile
Crocea Clam
Tridacna crocea
Also known as: Tridacna Crocea, Boring Clam
Clamadvanced
Type
Clam
Difficulty
advanced
Light
high
Flow
medium
Notes
Smallest commonly-kept Tridacna, adult specimens stay under 6″. Most colourful of the trade clams, with vivid iridescent blue, purple, gold, and turquoise mantles. Demands the most intense light of any clam. Place on rock, not sand, boring clam by nature.
Compatible Neighbors
Corals compatible with Crocea Clam
Every coral below passes the reef-compatibility engine when placed alongside Crocea Clam. Verdicts account for stinging sweepers, wandering anemones, and overgrowth pressure. Cautions mean you can still keep both but should plan placement (frag plugs, separate rockwork, sight breaks).
Green Star Polyps
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Pulsing Xenia
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Discosoma Mushroom
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Zoanthids
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Hammer Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Frogspawn Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Torch Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Duncan Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Birdsnest Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Montipora Capricornis
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Bubble Tip Anemone
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
Maxima Clam
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
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