Blue Squamosa

[Tom Berry]

I understand they are rare? I just picked one up at my LFS. It's about 5" and looks similar to this one:

http://home.comcast.net/~scottmerrill40/wsb/html/view.cgi-image.html--graphic.html

My buddy is holding it in his tank for me. I'll try to get a picture to post soon.

Tom:fish2:

 

[Vili_Shark]

That's the one!
PM me if ya wanna sell/trade it for clams/Acros/Acanths

 

[DBM]

Vili,

I don't think that's his, just a sample pic.

I'm looking forward to seeing his clam though, that sure would be something if he was lucky enough to just "pick one up at the local pet store".

 

[Tom Berry]

No, the one in the linked picture is not mine, but mine does look pretty similar.

I went into the store today, and the guy I usually deal with said they had a blue squamosa. I couldn't believe it. They bought it from a hobbyist who grew it from 2" to it's current size (about 5"). Apparently, he didn't realize what he had.

I had seen the pic I linked to a while back, and thought I'd love to get one of those. I didn't expect I ever would, though.

I am going to be going on vacation pretty soon, and decided to put it in my buddy's tank to make sure it's safe while I'm gone. I went to take a picture, and found out my camera batteries were dead Here's a shot he just emailed me.

I'll have to go over to his house and see if I can take a better one.

Tom:fish2:

 

[DBM]

Wow!

I'll trade you two sticks of gum and some aiptasia for it.

That's a beauty.:eek1:

Can you try and take a top down picture for us?

 

[Vili_Shark]

Doug,
This how I picked my Blue Squamie,it was just there and nobody thought it something special including me.
Only when it grew up, I realized what I have.

Tom,
About your body, this is how I lost my Blue Squamie.
It died in my buddy's tank when I was abroad and he wasnot at home for the weekend.

Anyway, if ya want I'll trade ya color TD's, Acros , Blasstos, Acanths, for this one.

 

[PSEUDOREEFER]

If you don't mind telling us, how much was the beauty? I've seen them go for $500+

 

[Julio]

that is a gorgeous clam the best squamie i have seen.

 

[Tom Berry]

I have been saying 5", but looking at it again, it's more like 6 or 7".

Here are some pics I took this evening. They are taken under my buddy's 6500K Iwasaki. Man it will look sweet under my Aqua Connect 14Ks!

Finally, here is my sad attempt at a top down shot.

Tom:fish2:

 

[acropora1981]

I dub thee excallibur...absolutely AMAZING!!! GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!:eek1: :eek1: :eek1:

 

[iceman16238]

That pic does not look like a blue squammy. It looks like a squammy with blue spots. I seen a blue squammy and that does not look like one.

 

[manderx]

looks green to me. still nice.

 

[PSEUDOREEFER]

Wonderful

 

[Tom Berry]

looks green to me.

That's because the photo was taken under an Iwasaki.

Tom:fish2:

 

[manderx]

well, that's more true than taking it under a 20K. if the iwasaki turns blue into green, then why is the max next to it so blue?

 

[acropora1981]

can we all maybe agree on turquoise?

 

[fishdoc11]

It's a nice one whatever color it is

 

[Tom Berry]

Here it is under my 250W SE Aquaconnect 14Ks.

Tom:fish2:

 

[mia1974]

Wow! That clam is just awesome
I have been looking for a blue squamosa for a long time, hopefully one day I will get lucky

 

[Barry N.]

About 90% of all green clams will view blue through the side of the glass.