Anyone in the uk have a tridacna gigas clam?

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I know they are exceptionally rare these days, even more so in the UK I'd have thought. Interested to know who has one and where they bought it. If there is someone and they're prepared to sell it to me, even better
 
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Did you ever figure out if you could find any?
Not in the UK, Tmc could have from their overseas suppliers who aquaculture them, but they said it wasn't commercially viable. There are a few options around Europe, but all require you to get CITES export and import permits. The closest seems to be Dublin, Ireland. While technically CITES permits are still required to export from Ireland. A way around it could be to just not get the permits and drive through Northern Ireland lol most likely you could get away with it but it's sketchy, I may risk it though I'm not sure yet.
 

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