My new Maxima

[Minh Nguyen]

Here are two T. maxima I got from Rob at East Coast Clams. Farm raised, very healthy and, IMO, extreemly beautiful. I am back in the clams business after the tank crash. I must have lost several thousand dollars worth of clams.

[Ninong]

Very nice!

[zhenya]

Hmmmm....this is some nice Maximas,Minh
Enjoy! Glad to see you are getting into it full force ;)

[Minh Nguyen]

Here are a few more of my Maxima from a different source. These are teardrop Maximas.

[almostdiva]

Minh,

The teardrops are wild, not farm-raised , right?

All of them are great looking!

Rebecca

[Minh Nguyen]

Minh,

The teardrops are wild, not farm-raised , right?

All of them are great looking!

Rebecca

I did not get the teardrops from East Coast Clams.
These clams are from Viet Nam. Essentially all the Maxima from Viet Nam are teardrop. Some are very colorful also.
Minh

[dattack]

I did not get the teardrops from East Coast Clams.
These clams are from Viet Nam. Essentially all the Maxima from Viet Nam are teardrop. Some are very colorful also.
Minh

How is the harvesting of maximas from Vietnam? I always thought they had a low survival rate because those guys that harvest them literally yank them of the rock.

[scubadude]

Beautiful clams Minh!

The teardrop is it basically brown? Its hard to tell from the picture didnt know if it had any other colors other than earthtones....either way its a sweet clam, all of them are

Rocky

[Minh Nguyen]

How is the harvesting of maximas from Vietnam? I always thought they had a low survival rate because those guys that harvest them literally yank them of the rock.

That was a few years ago. Poor harvest plus bad transport and the mortality were near 100%.
All the teardrops are from Viet Nam, even if some seller report otherwise. The ones I got was extreemly healthy. Mortality was 2% and it was due to lost of water.
Minh

[Minh Nguyen]

Beautiful clams Minh!

The teardrop is it basically brown? Its hard to tell from the picture didnt know if it had any other colors other than earthtones....either way its a sweet clam, all of them are

Rocky

These tear drops are glod with the irredesent marking of light pink to green and gold. Theya re very beautiful and just newly place into my tank, I have seen exotic colors Maxima from Viet Nam before but not able to get any at this time.
Minh

[electric130]

HOLY SHIZZA! those are gorgeous. i thought i had a couple pretty ones till i saw those. time to go clam shopping!

[kevinpo]

Nice collection there Minh! Glad to see your tank getting back to it's old self. Good job.

Regards,
Kevin

[Poseidon]

Hey Minh... Those are straight up Gorgeous!!!

I plan on adding a clam or 2 this Spring. And I haven't ever seen the Tear drops b4.

[Minh Nguyen]

Hey Minh... Those are straight up Gorgeous!!!

I plan on adding a clam or 2 this Spring. And I haven't ever seen the Tear drops b4.

They are so unique. The teardrop Maxima are Maxima from Viet Nam. I am sure in a few years we will have teardrop clams from farms. I wonder what kind of colors a cross of teardrop Max with Ultra blue Max from the Red sea would be like.
Minh