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jim norris
02/26/2002, 09:24 PM
Check this 5 inch plus max out. Bluish inside with black tiger outer mantle and a yellowish rim!
Jim
MiNdErAsR
02/26/2002, 11:04 PM
Gorgeous clams Jim! Can we get a shot of the clam (T. maxima?) in the upper most center? :bigeyes:

TIA
jim norris
02/27/2002, 05:23 AM
Jim Good Eye! Yes I shoot some tonight.
toptank
02/27/2002, 09:56 AM
Jim are you teasing me AGAIN :)

Barry
jim norris
02/27/2002, 07:35 PM
Here you go Jim!
jim norris
02/27/2002, 07:36 PM
again
jim norris
02/27/2002, 07:37 PM
last one
MiNdErAsR
02/27/2002, 08:17 PM
Gorgeous. Look for an email!
:D
Hammer
02/27/2002, 08:48 PM
Wow, nice clam.
And for some reason, I don't remember seeing THAT one!
Rats.
jim norris
02/27/2002, 08:53 PM
Hammer,
Those pictures of the BIG gigas thank you (sceen saver)! I haven't shown you my private reserve!
Jim
Hammer
02/27/2002, 08:55 PM
Yes, those two gigas were beautiful!

And maybe I need to make another trip over there!
If I keep this up I will have a tank about half as good as yours! lol.
jim norris
02/27/2002, 08:56 PM
If you go can I tag along?
Jim
Hammer
02/27/2002, 09:01 PM
It was a surprise to find some excellent and healthy animals at this place.

http://www.froadin.com/thereef/images/Dallas_world_aquarium/

There are some pictures (some pretty bad ones as well), of the whole place. Lots of fun. But the camera died when I got to the mostly reef part :(
toptank
02/27/2002, 09:13 PM
Hammer, you forgot to look in his bedroom :) He has a tank in there as well.

Barry.
jim norris
02/27/2002, 09:22 PM
Barry,
Your are RIGHT! Waterbed (salt).
toptank
02/27/2002, 09:29 PM
Remember what I said about the clam hanging off your lip, well it would REALLY hurt if it was to hang off something else :) hehehe
jim norris
02/27/2002, 09:31 PM
Barry,
Your advise is well taken! (if I can stop laughing) I will start sleeping on my back!
Jim
baja_01
02/28/2002, 07:51 PM
Hey what kind af clam is this. (http://www.froadin.com/thereef/images/Dallas_world_aquarium/MVC-078F.JPG) It's huge!!:eek: And I've never seen one that color before!
Hammer
02/28/2002, 08:19 PM
That is a gigas. And about 3'+ in length I would say.
Tha Sultant
03/02/2002, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by jim norris
Check this 5 inch plus max out. Bluish inside with black tiger outer mantle and a yellowish rim!
Jim

Jim this might be a weird question, but are all those clams that are black with blue stripes considered "Black and Blue" Maximas?

Are they rarer than the regular ones.

I have a super super turquoise, a really weird black and gold one, and a black with blue striped one (like your pictures).

I got them pretty cheap off of someone who was getting rid of their tank, but generally How much do the black and blue ones go for?

I honestly have no idea.

The really bright turquoise is about 3" now.

The black and blue and the black and gold are the smallest ones, almost a couple inches and growing.

Thanks
jim norris
03/02/2002, 03:06 PM
Sultant,
I would like to see pictures of your clams! I think the reason BLACK maxs are so much is that they are rare of course. Black being the absence of color makes they rare. Espesially the black with very little markings. For me I like patterns and color! I know that the black maxs are VERY $$$ but so is a black tang. In this hobby I think most of us want something different or rare or $$$. I think it is a GREAT hobby!
Jim