Let's see your best looking clams!

[James Yeung]

Here's a crocea I got last week.

Yep, it's a little deformed. I got it anyway b/c it still looked beautiful! Looks like it suffered something dramatic during its younger days (shell not perfect, hence the deformity), but it's looking very healthy!

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/croceablueweb.jpg

James

[Diehl]

Here is my 4 inch Blue Maxima:) I have a 90 gal. with only Duel 175watt Ushio 10K MH's and duel 110watt VHO's. " Here are for the folks that say 250-400 watts is the only way to keep these guys":frog:

[James Yeung]

Nice!

Here's some more:

8cm Crocea
http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/croceaweb3.jpg

Squamosa ~11cm, Crocea (same one as above), the one that got cut off is a 13cm Crocea. Looks amazing, but camera cannot captures its brilliance!

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/squamosacroceaweb.jpg

Now I want the ultra good looking clams. Some tear drops I saw on this forum looks too unreal! :-)

James

[jackson6745]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/25038IRclam.jpg

[James Yeung]

This is something I would be interested in.

This tear drop belongs to someone on this forum. Unfortunately, I forgot who, so I cannot give credit.

None of my LFS sells it including wholesalers. I rather not mail order, but I don't think I have a choice.

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/teardrop1.jpg


James

[dvups1]

Here is my 6" pohnpei maxima

[jackson6745]

WOW I never saw a clam like that. Unbelievable!!!!!!

[James Yeung]

One more:

I moved several clams to the top of the tank just to take the pics. I only gave 'em a few minutes to settle, so I didn't get an excellent shot of this one.

It's a 9cm Crocea: Super neon green. Too bad my camera can't capture the magic.

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/croceagreenweb.jpg

James

[Bayliner]

James nice clams...
Do you mind if I ask where you are getting them from ?
I am from the Hamilton area and work in the Toronto / Oakville area.

Thanks
Cam

[arcab4]

here's my favorite that i've had for awhile now. biggest maxima i have.

[James Yeung]

Cam: Thanks!

I bought them from the wholesaler. I'm fortunate enough to have access to them since my parents used to own a fish store. :-)

Anyhow, some of the LFS clams I see in my area are from this wholesaler. The Big Al's in Scarborough appears to have imported their own. I'm almost certain that some from Big Al's Mississauga are from them as well. The Chinese place (right next to Big Al's) were selling 6cm croceas for $50CDN. Which is not bad at all for retail.

I'm obessed with clams and one thing I don't see in Toronto are rare looking clams! I would love to import rare clams and sell them outta my basement to support my hobby, (anyone have leads for me to work on?) maybe make a small business out of it!? So far, people in the US can buy the most unbelievable looking clams, especially in LA and at damn good prices! I don't like mail order and I wish someone in Toronto sells tear drops (do you know any stores that do?). Unfortunately, it may cost 2x more than ultra Croceas or Maximas. Ouch! I may not buy it, but I want to see it!

James

[James Yeung]

Alright,

Here's my entire stash (added 7 in 2 days - this picture was taken 24hrs after the last clams were added).

10 clams - clam island:

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/clamsfront2web.jpg


Changed clam island, it now looks like this: Taken a few minutes ago - only 8 are visiable in this pic. I wanted the Croceas to get more light. I kinda liked most of the clams to stay in the middle, but decided I gotta move 'em for their benefit.

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/8clamsweb.jpg

James

[Bayliner]

James,
Your collection is absolutely incredible.
You are so right about the clams available locally. I have never had the opportunity to see a tear drop in person but I have a few pictures on my computer as screen savers. I have only seen gold maximas a few times at big al’s and I am kicking myself for not paying the $ 150.00 they were asking at the time. I presently have 3 nice croceas but they are all in the blue/purple colour range. I really want a clam that stands out from my purple coraline rock and my blue mushrooms but I also don’t want to rely on a courier to deliver a live animal.

I always stop by the Chinese place next to big Al’s in Mississauga when I am in the area. Unfortunately they have never had any clams when I have been there.

If you ever start up that business in your basement keep me posted…
By the way… I am now on a mission to find one of those pink/red/blue teardrops that you posted.
I won’t sleep until I find it…. After all it is after 2:00am already

Cam

[James Yeung]

Cam,

BTW, Thanks for the comments!

James

[James Yeung]

Alright,

I just have to post another one...

The lucky owner is weatherson from RC.

He says it's a Crocea. Definately better looking than any Crocea I have and also better digi camera! :-)

http://members.rogers.com/exquisiteaudio/reef/77_clam_2.jpg

James

[gwrulzmylife]

Very cool pics, what's the life span on these guys?

[sinned]

Here's my 5-6" Blue Teardrop........ Dennis (fish2223)
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19070&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

[AgentSPS]

Green Teardrop Vietnam

<img src=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=2207186>

[moonpod]

This is an older pix of my croceas--not the best b/c it's not top down.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778CroceaRock.jpg

I gotta take some good pix of my TDs...

[ReefBum]

Here is my crew....

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~berkell/april0503pic1CLAMS.jpg

Visit my website.....http://www.reefbum.com
http://mysite.verizon.net/berkell/jan1503pic15RB_small.jpg

[brekke]

Just got one from Rob @ www.eastcoastclams.com
WOW! I know you guys like croc's and max's but this is my first. Starting out conservative. That doesn't necessarily mean boring!


http://www.eastcoastclams.com/database-images/cart-images/d1.jpg

[wayne_sreef]

Here is my odd colored maxima.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/whl48085/PC120010.JPG

[moonpod]

Originally posted by brekke
Just got one from Rob @ www.eastcoastclams.com
WOW! I know you guys like croc's and max's but this is my first. Starting out conservative. That doesn't necessarily mean boring!


Not at all, I've got a Derasa similar to that that i love.

[mantisshrimp]

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=222979#post222979

[Rebels23]

Gosh, I really want a tear drop now!!! :(

[llamart]

My LFS in Seekonk Mass. gets them in a lot. Called Coral Reef and their site is www.inverts.com

They also have a sponsered forum here under "Coral Reef". Ask Jeremy, he might ship one out.

[Julio]

Hey James,
ove the red tear drop!!!

[unicornis]

My group of clams from top view

[unicornis]

3 of my other clams

[unicornis]

My tear drop maxima

[unicornis]

Next is a crocea i accquire recently

[unicornis]

The same crocea..... top view shot

[unicornis]

Lastly my squamosa

[Julio]

nice clams!

[BKtomodachi]

Man 150 for any clam seems a bit much. I can get a 3" gold maxima here for $37. And really nothing is more than $50, even larger croceas and maximas! Sheesh!

[Julio]

i guess you better not come to NYC, small blue maximas here are well over $100

[BKtomodachi]

ouch!

[Julio]

for some reason live stock here in NYC is the highest of any in the country. You dont want to know how much so called rare corals and fish cost.

[Vili_Shark]

so why ya guys are buying there?
get your clams online!
anyways, almost all is coming from the west coast.

[unicornis]

Hmm... clams commonly collected are quite near my area thus price definately are much cheaper.. BUT i would not pay a low price for a lousy clam but i would definately pay alot more for a clam i like. for example black TEAR DROP maxima

[Vili_Shark]

what is black tear drop maxima???

[burton14e7]

None of James pictures workd for me :(

[unicornis]

Originally posted by Vili_Shark
what is black tear drop maxima???

a rare black maxima with tear drop pattern

[Vili_Shark]

Unicornis
Have ya ever seen a Black Tear drop Maxima which was not under actinic?

[Julio]

do you have pics?

[firechild]

Not a great photo but here are 2 of my best 3.

http://61.9.197.183/~finno/Reef/Other%20Peoples/Aaron/Hosted/bigmaxima.jpg

[Julio]

nice green maxima.

[hogpark7430]

can a Dersa compete?

http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/cm.jpg

[unicornis]

Originally posted by Vili_Shark
Unicornis
Have ya ever seen a Black Tear drop Maxima which was not under actinic?

I have seen only 2 kind of black maxi and none of them are really nice...... The best one i see was a black maxi with eklectric blue stripe

[Julio]

Gorgeous mantle shot!!!

[unicornis]

A new maxima I accquired recently........ Its has a very close to black mantle

[unicornis]

A group photo of my clams(some is my fren's but gonna be mine anyway)

[unicornis]

A close up shot of a golden tear drop maxi

[unicornis]

Slightly orange base with blue spots squamy

[James Yeung]

I started this thread. Sorry that the pictures don't work anymore. I switched ISPs. I'll repost 'em here again, soon!

James

[James Yeung]

Here's the repost. It's big!

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/77_clam_2.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/teardrop1.jpg


The rest our mine size ranges from 2.5-5.5":

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/2clams.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/2clamstop.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/2smallclamstop.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/5clams.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/abstractclam.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/abstractclam2.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/blenny.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/clams3.jpg


James

[James Yeung]

More:http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/abstractclam.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/squamosa.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/clams2.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/clamtop.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/angle.jpg

http://www.exquisiteaudio.ca/reef/fulltank72.jpg

[Julio]

Incredible red teardrop!!!

[PSEUDOREEFER]

:eek:

[mikrok]

i remember a gorgeous red teardrop...
it still visits me in my dreams :lol:

[SpearMan]

My one and only...

[Vili_Shark]

nice clams, ery nice clams!

[Wilafur]

here's a typical blue max w/ his buddies.

http://wilburlin.com/images/bluemax.jpg

[Julio]

SWEET BABY BLUE!!!

[JustDavidP]

My Croceas and my Squamosa.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db31b3127ccebe10c9cc20240000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dc24b3127cce87aaae9f67ba0000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc08b3127cce84a4ebc6b6ad0000002610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc37b3127cce8479a76400ca0000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc20b3127cce8346f35453e60000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da23b3127ccebb9ffc8c658e0000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d705b3127cce8eae1a459a430000006610

David

[Julio]

sweet tank, can you post a whole tank shot?

[JustDavidP]

Sure...here's a left side shot. Others were from the right. Also, worthy of noting. I've given the tangs to someone with a larger tank.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db31b3127ccebe10c9b020580000001610

And one of the tank straight on. There are a lot of coral frags laying around on the reef and substrate. I frag often and donate to Boston Reefers for the MACNA auctions. Pardon the miserable house keeping ;)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db31b3127ccebe10c9cfa1170000001610

This shot was taken over the winter. The corals are about 1/4 larger now.

David

[fishnerd]

i thought you might have wanted me to post your pics here!!

[kayl]

James - I can only say one word. WOW!
Those are some of the most beautiful clams I've ever seen!

[Julio]

nice tear drop, can you get a pic without flash?

[Vili_Shark]

Thanks Fishnerd!
Well,pic was taken without a light at all.
It was taken while I was cleaning the rocks in my tank, I took the clams out to a big plastic container .
How about the Green Clam on the side? : )
And again-Thanks for fishnerd for posting the pic.

[hwynboy]

That red teardrop is not James' clam. In fact that picture was taken and sold BUT THE PICTURE IS TOTALLY doctored. That clam was sold though and Typhoon bought it. He has since lost the clam to pinched mantle disease. That clam which I sought after for many months no longer exists.

[Vili_Shark]

That Red Tear drop have a nice color, bt dont seem to feel too good.

[sinned]

hwynboy-
As I recall "A---P---"sold a very similar red teardrop, to a local (Los Angeles)
about a year ago. AP confirmed colors as accurate. Johnny/Brian where
are you?? Dennis (fish2223)

[Vili_Shark]

Dennis
In LA there must be few pcs like that Tear Drop right now, Excluding the gapping.

[hwynboy]

I know for a fact that...THAT particular teardrop was posted on a vendor's site and purchased by Typhoon....and it is now dead unfortunately....since he picked up that clam I have been looking for one JUST like it...to no avail. I keep asking Vili Shark but he can't...=0....oh well....the search continues.

[Vili_Shark]

What do ya mean ya keep asking me?
First, I cant recall you've asked me, and if you did I'm sorry if I did not answer.
Second,I'm not in the states, so it'll be kinda difficult for me to help ya get a Clam in the states if I'm not there.
I know some people who are selling those TD in the states , but they wont retail.
If you'll be one of the first in a Vietnam Clam shipment, you'll get few of those.
I think your best chance will be Barry from Clams Direct, e-mail him this pic and see what he says.
It is not a difficult Clam to get, you'll get it for sure.
It took me over a year to get the green clam on the pic that fishnerd post, now that was a difficult task. : )

[hwynboy]

It was almost 9 months ago Vili...you did answer me and told me that you weren't in the states =) but I have asked many people since then. Thanks for your help and insight as always. I'll check around again.

[Vili_Shark]

hwynboy
it's really not a big deal
i saw such clams before, all came from Vietnam.
ask Barry,he's well connected and have priority in cherry picking his clams.
I'm sure he can help ya.
Good Luck.

[robecom]

here's mine

[robecom]

sorry double posting..edited

[James Yeung]

Hello all,

Yes, for the record, the red teardrop I posted (on page 3) is not mine. I found the first 2 pics from this forum, the rest our mine (as mentioned in the post).

Thanks for sharing, lots of great pics posted here!

James

[OrionN]

Here is one of mine:

http://www.maast.org/albums/Minh-Nguyen/Maxima_03_001.sized.jpg

[Julio]

nice gold maxi

[Vili_Shark]

Minh, what do ya think about the green clam on the right, in the pic fishnred posted?

[Znut Reefer]

Here is my Favorite. My Blue Teardrop.

[Julio]

can you post a bigger pic?

[Znut Reefer]

No I can't, wished I could I can send you one by email.

[8BALL_99]

Great looking clams :beer:

[Typhon]

I was the one who purchased the red teardrop from AP. The red teardrop didn't look that red neon color when I recieved it. But it did have a red/maroon looking color from above. It was still a great looking teardrop. It overcame the gapping ,but sadly lost the battle with mantle pinching disease.

I just purchased my digital camera recently so, I don't have another pic of the clam.

Originally posted by hwynboy
That red teardrop is not James' clam. In fact that picture was taken and sold BUT THE PICTURE IS TOTALLY doctored. That clam was sold though and Typhoon bought it. He has since lost the clam to pinched mantle disease. That clam which I sought after for many months no longer exists.

[OrionN]

Originally posted by Vili_Shark
Minh, what do ya think about the green clam on the right, in the pic fishnred posted?
What about it? I think it is a very beautiful Maxima (may be Crocea)
Minh

[Mariner]

Wow! There are a lot of beautiful clam pics in this thread! I worked up a sweat just looking through them...so I'm kind of clammy now :lol: :rolleyes:
I've had a clam exactly two days. Here's my derasa shortly after I placed it in the tank.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/24125deresaxenia.JPG
Mariner

[Vili_Shark]

It's a Squamosa.

[OrionN]

Originally posted by Vili_Shark
It's a Squamosa.
Are you sure? I can't tell but the color is highly unusual for Squamosa. If it is a Squamosa, it would be a clam to kill for. It will get huge and colorful. I know d. Knop state otherwise, but IME, Squamosa are much bigger and grow much faster than Maxima.
Minh

[Vili_Shark]

IF Mr.Knop states otherwise so he is wrong, Squamie will outgrow a Max anytime, it'll also grow under not perfect conditions. (when I think about it, are ya sure he said that???)
Well, I dint kill for it, but I did end up paying alot of money.
Ya guys probably remember that I was looking for one.

[OrionN]

Picture please. It looks great.
It been a while since i read the book by D. Knop, but if my memory is not too bad, I remember he give size for each species of clams. he gave the size for Maxima and Squamosa to be about the same, about 35-40 cm. It seem everybody start to copy his number so that is the number I see these days. I have seen Squamosa much bigger than this at The Seattle Aquarium.
Minh

[JustDavidP]

The clam Mariner posted is a derasa. The verticle mantle markings and lack of scutes are prominent.

[OrionN]

Originally posted by JustDavidP
The clam Mariner posted is a derasa. The verticle mantle markings and lack of scutes are prominent.
Vili_Shark and I was talking about another clam.
Minh

[JustDavidP]

Okie dokie :) I hate Tuesdays that feel like Mondays... I'm seeing double today ;)

[Mariner]

David, don't feel bad, I thought they were talking about my clam at first too. :lol:
Here's a little better pic
http://www.thereeftank.com/photopost/data/500/4607derasa.jpg
Mariner

[unicornis]

Originally posted by Minh Nguyen
Here is one of mine:

http://www.maast.org/albums/Minh-Nguyen/Maxima_03_001.sized.jpg

wow beautiful black tear drops... where you get them

[OrionN]

This is an unusual Vietnamese teardrop clam.
Minh

[Vili_Shark]

Minh,
Very nice Clam!
I saw some of those, but never with the deep black background.

[Znut Reefer]

[Znut Reefer]

Here is a bigger pic of the Blue Tear Drop.


http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v248/ZnutReefer/DSCN0253.jpg

[Znut Reefer]

OOOOPPPPPSSSSSSSS Here it is.http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v248/ZnutReefer/DSCN0253.jpg

[kayl]

nice lookin clams

[Julio]

Nice blue one, what made you decide to go with a barebottom tank?

[Znut Reefer]

Thanks. It is a very beautiful clam. I had a 135 reef that was barebottomed for several years. I had no problems, and then I put 2 inches of the very fine sand in it and battled algae problems for over 2 yrs. So when I converted everything over to a larger tank, I had planned to put a very small amount of sand on the bottom just to cover it. I still have not done it, I can't decide to do it or not. My tank is also mainly sps and I have a lot of water movement. And don't want it blowing around. So it may stay like it is. I have seen a barebottom thats been running for over 10 yrs and it looks great. Mine is only a year old this July.

[Vili_Shark]

Znut
Im just about to do a new Clam+sps tank and it's going to be bare bottom.
My best tanks were BB, with LS, it was always OK tanks or problems.

[Znut Reefer]

Vili

So you are saying that if it were you. Don't add any LS leave it bare? I have been leaning that way more so than adding any sand. My bottom glass is getting encrusted with coraline algae. I think pink is nicer than white. :)

[Vili_Shark]

Znut,
I'm in the process of making another tank, and I'm really looking forward to have it done.
It's going to be a nice toy with IKS, Deltec and Grotech equipment.
I made up my mind that I wont have ANY LS in this tank.
I remember my old tank with the BB, and it was nicer, easier to clean, and less potetial for a failure.
I know most of the reefers wont agree with me, but I'm going back to old school.
It worked for me more than fine for years, it never let me down, I dont have a clue why did I ever started with the LS.

[Znut Reefer]

Vili_ Shark

I think you'll be very pleased with the bare bottom tank you got planned. It sounds like a nice project you got planned. And I wish you great success. What size are you planning? We all will look forward to the pics. I haven't posted many pics of my sps tank I want to give it time to grow.
As far as the LS goes, the bare bottom is very easy to clean. The bottom of my tank has very little to none to vac up. I'm going to leave it bare bottom. Like you going back to the old school. Had alot less problems with algae.
When I had the 135 it only had 2 inches of LS in it. I had major algae problems for over 2 yrs, I bought tons of snails and still could not beat it. Not to mention weekly WC and pulling and scrubing the rock.
We built a house and when I moved the tank, I didn't put any LS in the bottom of the tank. ALL the algae died, we were amazed in 2 months time the tank looked like a whole new tank. So when I set this one up, we didn't add any sand. So thats food for the thoughts. :)

[this is me]

here's mine.
http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery/data/19f3cd308f1455b3fa09a282e0d496f4/full_840_p27320.jpg

[kayl]

nice lookin clam and gsm!

[Julio]

great tear drop!!

[Homey the Reefkeeper]

Gorgeous teardrop this is me!!

[Diehl]

My 4 1/2" Maxima;) http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/564/33322000_0200__4_.JPG

[Diehl]

My 4 1/2" Maxima;) http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/564/33322000_0200__4_.JPG

[Diehl]

Sorry double post:rolleyes:

[kayl]

nice :)