How to Tame Tridacna in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Tridacna: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Tridacna Taming Details
Tridacna is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Tridacna on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tridacna is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Tridacna will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Tridacna base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 75 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 600 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Torpidity | 50 | +6.0% | — |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Tridacna — Background & Lore
The Tridacna is a giant clam from the Aquatica map in ASE. It stays in one spot on the shore and snaps shut on anyone who comes too close, but a tamed one is a steady source of pearls.
Where to find it
It sits on the shores of Aquatica and does not move.
Taming
A non-violent tame. Wear armor, let it trap you, then feed it 
Worm Gum one piece at a time while you are held. Repeat until it is tamed, and keep an eye out for other predators while you are stuck.
Uses
- Pearls: a tamed Tridacna produces
Silica Pearls and 
Black Pearls into its inventory, up to 100 of each. Turn on pearl generation from its radial menu. - Harvest: its body gives Black Pearls,
Cementing Paste and 
Raw Fish Meat.
Tips
It cannot be ridden or bred, but it is light enough for a player to carry back to base.