What would be considered A rare clam

[icedgxe]

I miss my blue spot squammie R.I.P.

 

[Billgax]

I'm not a huge clam fan, but that was a good looking squamosa Icedgxe!

 

[Hahnmeister]

LOL there was one at Cherry Corals last week but I see it is gone now.

There are 3 of them at Wet Thumb Frags!, The Art of Coral Frags

Here is a pic of one of them.

I know of a few others as well...

I mean a GOOD looking B&W Zebra or Galaxy Maxima. That one is nice looking, but not really a B&W one... the edges are green and it has blue spots inside. It looks like a really dark ultra blue to me.
Whatever Happened To Black and White Maxima Clams | AquaNerd

 

[skinz78]

Hmm the one you linked has a green rim as well?

 

[returnofsid]

I guess, if I were to pick a certain clam, that I thought was "rare" or at least difficult to get in our hobby, it'd have to be the black and white T. maximas. I once saw a gorgeous one, on a certain site, for what I considered a very low price. Unfortunately, someone else saw it, before I did...lol. I added it to the cart, and between me seeing it, and "adding it," someone had beat me to it. They're amazing, rarely seen, and quite expensive, when you do find one!

 

[fragman2]

I was told that this clam was rare, I was even offered $3,000!

I have what I believe is a Blue Squamosa Clam. I got him back in 2005 in a shipment that my friends brought in from Vietnam as a "colored Maxima". In the first pic he was about 6 inches and wasn't even really blue. Yes that's the same clam in the lower right corner of the pic.

Here is a more recent shot from 6 months ago. As you can see he has out grown any possibility of being a Maxima. He must weigh 25 lbs and is as large as a Turkey. This Clam even was named by one of my reef buddies; "Mr. Squirty" for good reason. I allowed a pair of Maroon clowns and a RBTA to get cosy with Mr. Squirty.

Here is a short HD video clip from today taken on my iPhone. Even down on the sand bed he can squirt 3 feet out of the tank when it is uncovered.

[video]http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3721/file15776.mp4[/video]

 

[skinz78]

Hey Fragman you have a real beauty there, I have seen pic's before on other forums. I think you are local to me and one of my buddy's came over to your house once to get some frags.

 

[fragman2]

You are correct. I'm also here in rainy WA state. At least we are not buried in snow!

 

[Billgax]

Hey Fragman! I met you once upon a time... no mistaking Mr. Squirty! Lol
You still in the frag slinging routine?! I remember your rehoming fees as being quite fair and specimens as pretty darn nice. If so, lemme know... am living on this side of the puddle nowadays and it would be groovy to come harass you sometime.

 

[fragman2]

Hey I'm not here to Hijack this guys Clam Thread. PM me if you want to. I want to see some more Rare Clams, etc.....

 

[skinz78]

LOL speak of the devil, Bill is the one who came over and saw your clam and told me all about it.

 

[Kbra]

One that you can ask a lot of money for and someone gives it to you.

 

[Jasonak]

I was told that this clam was rare, I was even offered $3,000!

I have what I believe is a Blue Squamosa Clam. I got him back in 2005 in a shipment that my friends brought in from Vietnam as a "colored Maxima". In the first pic he was about 6 inches and wasn't even really blue. Yes that's the same clam in the lower right corner of the pic.

Here is a more recent shot from 6 months ago. As you can see he has out grown any possibility of being a Maxima. He must weigh 25 lbs and is as large as a Turkey. This Clam even was named by one of my reef buddies; "Mr. Squirty" for good reason. I allowed a pair of Maroon clowns and a RBTA to get cosy with Mr. Squirty.

Here is a short HD video clip from today taken on my iPhone. Even down on the sand bed he can squirt 3 feet out of the tank when it is uncovered.

[video]http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3721/file15776.mp4[/video]

Thats pretty amazing

 

[OrionN]

I would consider these to be rare. Colored T. noae

 

[SpSDrew]

Holy old thread! .. but I’ll join with this chimera maxima clam.

 

[Tahoe61]

Holy old thread! .. but I’ll join with this chimera maxima clam.

What defines it as so? My ORA Maxima looks similar.

 

[SpSDrew]

What defines it as so? My ORA Maxima looks similar.

Nice looking clams! Chimera clams have 2 different patterns.

 

[Tahoe61]

Nice looking clams! Chimera clams have 2 different patterns.

Ok got it. How, weird is that.

 

[Ryu_17]

These are some that I have been able to document during breeding for clams, I'm hoping to look for many more in the future

Purple spot green hippopus

Chimera Maxima

Gold and white mutation Crocea