My new teardrops

[hwynboy]

Well I finally got around to snapping some photos...

This is a family picture of some maximas I had...

here is a group photo opportunity =)

AND FINALLY my new babies!!!! man they are awesome!

and my other beauty

and my big papa of the tank over 7 inches long....

 

[SoKaL ReeFiN]

Those clams are amazing. drools....

 

[hwynboy]

Thanks I love em myself. =)

 

[Vili_Shark]

Congrat!
Excellent Clams!

 

[CAPT PETE]

I was wondering who bought those clams. You beat me to it. They look great, good luck with them.

 

[rmendis]

Wow!! Those teardrop patterns and colors are amazing!
Are these types difficult to keep alive, or do they have the same sensitivty as the captive-bred maximas?

 

[hwynboy]

So far so good...I have had the red/gold teardrop for about a month and a half and he is happy as a clam. haha.

 

[mrpet]

BEAT ME TO

BEAT ME TO

DID YOU GET THOSE FROM BARRY? I WAS TO LATE AS WELL AWSOME CLAMS NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCOTT

 

[sahin]

Very nice clams.

 

[hwynboy]

thanks sahin...I love my teardrops and soon hope to get a couple few more. I think they are the coolest thing...well besides my mandarin in this hobby.

 

[lebowski]

And I thought my teardrop was nice!

Outlandish clams my friend.. Beautiful.

 

[hwynboy]

Thanks for your kind words Lebowski. =)

 

[sahin]

Clams are one of the main interests for me in this hobby. I have a Derasa clam right now that doing well. But I am so afraid of it getting the dreaded "pinched mantle" disease that I put off buying another clam for a long time till we learn more about this situation. You are very brave in stocking so many beautiful clams which must have cost so much as well. I would just give up the hobby completely if I had so many nice clams and they were to die.

Sorry to sound negative, but I want to buy more clams but I just dont have enough confidence right now.

Do you have any special procedures in place to help cope with keeping the clams like in another tank if one did get the disease?

 

[hwynboy]

I have had my crocea go through the mantle pinching. The key IMO is to catch it early I spend so much time watching my clams my GF hates it. =) But when you see something out of the ordinary like that I took it out to observe it make sure not snails were on his shell...then I did a FW dip and monitored him from there. I don't know what causes it but I pulled it through no problems to date after that. My maximas I have never had a problem with. I also love clams and that's what drives me in this hobby, my clams and frags. I have 5 fish in my 135 and none in my 125 tank. I will buy more teardrops and maybe dedicate one of the tanks to JUST teardrop clams. They are breathtaking in person looking down in the tank.

 

[SaltwaterSensei]

damn some one was kind to themself!!!!!!!

those are uber sweet!

 

[Photon]

Where did you get the large red teardrop clam?
They all look GREAT.

 

[hwynboy]

Thanks I got the big papa at Aquaprop.com...it was the only one I have purchased that did not come from Barry. I must say they did a great job of shipping and packaging that big monster.

 

[trueblackpercula]

who is barry and can you post web page thanks

 

[pjr]

Barry is www.ClamsDirect.com ...

 

[Lunchbucket]

dang those are SWEET !!!

Lunchbucket