Blue Spot Squamosa

[Cracken]

Does anybody have a blue spot squamosa. I am very interested in these clams and would love to see some pictures.

 

[Jeff]

I have one that is around 16" across.

 

[Cracken]

wow. Now all the ones online have like blotches of blue not solid unless u wanna pay like 500 bucks.

 

[Maximus Clammus]

Yes the solid blue Squamosa's are very rare. Only the lucky ones find them and buy them quickly.

I have a Squamosa but it is brown with a blue outer lip.

 

[Cracken]

still would like to see more blue spot squamosa.!.

 

[AquaticMadness]

That is cool. Don't see them much.

 

[sailfintang]

Dr mac has one right now for 80

 

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Here is a pic of my blue spot in March 2005...

and again in September 2007...

And January 2008...

 

[Cracken]

what kind of lighting do u have tom?

 

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I run three 36" T-5 HO bulbs (with TEK II reflectors) on my 50 breeder. I use two "white" and one "blue". I have yet to find the perfect bulb combination...so it changes each time I replace a bulb (in other words I don't know which bulbs were running for each of the photos). I also added a Current USA powerbright LED (all four white bulbs) at some point hoping for glitter lines. It didn't help much with that, but I have it so I use it.

I think the last photo was with the reflectors on the white bulbs rotated to mimic an actinic only shot.

HTH,
Tom

 

[Cracken]

Ok cause im upgrading to a 4x54 T5 Tek light with 2 white two blue and then want to get some blue LEDs for a moonlight effect.

 

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I think you'll be very happy with T-5s. My main issue is that I currently have an odd number of bulbs and therefore can't do a 50/50 blue/white ratio. Of the bulbs I've tried I'd suggest ATI, Geismann or AquaScience.

Tom

 

[rapture]

Nice

 

[Cracken]

i was thinking geismann but i want VHO 14k

 

[Mentat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15391001#post15391001 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tom@HaslettMI

Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Your Blue Spot is gorgeous, looks like it was painted in porcelain.

 

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Thanks for the compliment Mentat. As the clam has grown the spots are more spaced out, showing more of the background color, which is a bummer. So, its not quite as impressive now as it was when those pictures were taken.

I'm thinking about adding a 4th T5 to see if I can get more spots to appear, but I'm not too sure that it will help... any one have an idea if that will help?

The spice!

 

[waxy]

OMG!

16" wow... you ever scare that thing enough for it to squirt half the volume of water out of your tank?

LOL!

 

[Mentat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409116#post15409116 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tom@HaslettMI
...The spice!

Must flow! :eek1:

 

[Helter Skilter]

Shai-Hulud!

Nice clam Tom.

 

[icedgxe]

That is a gorgeous clam Tom. Here is mine..it's is about 7in now....

Middle left.