How much are T. Noae aka "teardrop"?

[minus9]

Can't find much on pricing on T. Noae aka "teardrop" clams. I found a black and white teardrop at a LFS and they're asking $200 for 3 1/2" - 4" clam. It looks nice, but it's not AAA nice. Just curious to see what people are selling them for.
Cheers!

 

[DSC reef]

I don't see those often, IMO 200 is not a bad price

 

[minus9]

Thanks! Yeah, haven't seen any in a while either.

 

[hart24601]

They are infrequent enough it's hard to put a consistent price on them. Sounds like a decent price to me based off what I have seem for the past year or two though.

 

[minus9]

Hopefully some cash in hand will bring it down a little? We'll see?

 

[Phycodurus]

that sounds about right IMO ... i purchased a noae from aqualocker (when they were still fishy business aquatics), and the cost was ~$230 for a 4” specimen.

 

[minus9]

So I bought the clam, but no pics yet. Hopefully tomorrow afternoon? The great thing about this hobby is the fact that you can trade, sell and swap corals/inverts for more corals/inverts. I was able to sell some stuff and trade a few things for store credit, so my final cost was pretty low considering the price tag. $60 out of pocket isn't too bad for a $200 clam.
Now if I wasn't going away for a week, I would feel a little better.

 

[jda]

That is an excellent price. 4.5-5" ones the last time that I saw them around here were about $500. They are just so hard to get anymore.

 

[zoasaholic]

Not sure what it call,but i picked this one at my lfs $ 80 a few months ago & never see another one again

 

[minus9]

Looks like a very nice Noae, but it’s hard to tell from the pic. Regardless, it’s a nice clam! Mine is more black and white, but I see different colors up close, so hopefully it’ll color up even more. I’ll try to get a pic soon, just busy with work before the holiday.

 

[DSC reef]

Not sure what it call,but i picked this one at my lfs $ 80 a few months ago & never see another one again

You stole that teardrop! That's an amazing noae.

 

[tenten900]

My lfs sold this to me as a squamosa for 60 . I believe it's a T.noae and not any chance a squamosa lol.

 

[minus9]

My lfs sold this to me as a squamosa for 60 . I believe it's a T.noae and not any chance a squamosa lol.

That's awesome! Love to hear this. Yes, it does look like noae to me.

 

[ReefBum]

My lfs sold this to me as a squamosa for 60 . I believe it's a T.noae and not any chance a squamosa lol.

Wow, now that's a score for that price

 

[minus9]

Here are two crappy pics from my phone, they don't compare to the clams here.

 

[DSC reef]

My lfs sold this to me as a squamosa for 60 . I believe it's a T.noae and not any chance a squamosa lol.

Definitely a noae, what a score