My two clams

[Bebo77]

it may be the camera angle... but if it is one of the electric blue clams.. the dark flesh should look almost black....

 

[ezcompany]

i agree with gabe

 

[critterkeeper]

"maximas usually come in 2 colors ( of course there are always rare individual maximas that are different like this..."

Not really. Maybe that's just all you're seeing where you shop...

Take a look at quite a few here:

http://www.picsbase.com/james/default.asp?catID=293&offset=0

 

[OrionN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8399253#post8399253 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
your clam appears to be the darker clam with electric blue spots... but your pic does not show your clam as black.. it looks bleached.. i have never seen a pattern of light brown and blue thats why i think your clam needs more light... again JMO

Seem like you have not seen many Maxima.
Here are two pf mine

 

[55semireef]

Wow OrionN. Those are sweet pictures. Your maxima clams look great and yet they are not bleached at all.

 

[55semireef]

Here is a newer picture of my Maxima. Hope that helps solve the debate if my maxima is really bleached or not.

 

[Bebo77]

there you go much better pic... looks good. but again if you look at those photos that everyone is posting none are brown and blue dots.. i have never seen one like that....

 

[55semireef]

Well I guess I got a rare maxima?