[zhenya]

Hi gang,

I recieved some new clams from Barry today and took some new pics of the new and old clams. Hope you like them.

[Ninong]

Very nice! I like the first one the best.

[zhenya]

Thanks,George! I know why you like that one the best,though

here's one more for you from the top



Maybe one day I just send it to you for housing if you ever get that 375g tank going

[miareefer]

Some very nice clams Gene they all look terrific i really admire the pink one the most ive never seen one like that anywhere .You most certainly have a well stocked tank its amazing the amount you have loaded in there.

[Poseidon]

Yup those are FAntastic!!! I'm gonna break down and get one sooner rather then later if I keep seeing all these beauties!!!

[zhenya]

Thanks guys

Originally Posted by miareefer

...its amazing the amount you have loaded in there.

I agree,mia,most of my corals were small frags that now grown into colonies and I think I simply overdid it with the frags.Most of my 7 clams will be moved,though,once I set up my clam tank.I'll move few corals there as well from this tank to give others more room to grow. Many of the colonies started to grow into each other and I need to move them soon or risk loosing them

Mike, I think you definately need a clam or two in your tank.I have to warn you,though,once you start with them it's hard to stop
They are so incredibly beautiful!

Here's a sample of some hostile takeover by my green plating Montipora over digitata

[Reefland]

Great looking clams Gene!

[SueT]

OHHH, Gene, I love the pattern on that first maxima too. It's like 2 completely different patterns mixed into one on that clam.

SWEEEET...

[Minh Nguyen]

Nice clams, especially the teardrop clam. How are they all doing one week ater arrival?
Minh

[zhenya]

Hi Minh,

The only new clams in those pics are the blue maxima and a hippopus.
The teardrop been in my tank for couple of month and in the beginning of this week was not doing good at all but I think it is recovering.He's openning much better as of yesterday and mantle is much more extended then it was on Monday.This Monday morning I thought it was going to die but today is Sunday and it is still alive and doing much better.So far I couldn't determin why this clam looked like that in the beginning of the week.
Here's some pics of what it looked like on Monday and today.

[zhenya]

I don't believe I posted a pic of this little fella,he's about 2.5 inches long and came to me as a gift from Barry few month back
Here he is

[Minh Nguyen]

Gene,
Your teardrop is a beauty. He looks fine to me. Sometime my clam don't open all the way for a day or two, especially if your tnak have lots of light, they do fine if they open-up again. Hyperextended mantle is not helathy. Thei is the trick LFS use to lure people to think that their clams are healthy (plus less electricity bill)
Minh

[zhenya]

Thanks,Minh. I sure hope that he pulls through and recovers.It appears to me that only one side of the mantle is not fully extending and that sort of spooks me.I did a breef fresh water dip in hope s that perhaps he had some pods that were under the mantle or some sand that irritates him.Nothing came out of him but he did looked better after the dip.My large Premnas is digging sand a lot and I'm thinking that perhaps something got under the mantle and that is why he is not extendin properly on one side,it can't be good.I need to relocate him from the sand bed somewhere higher up wher he can't be bothered.

[Poseidon]

Boy Gene, it sure looks like you are going to have a "Clam Tank" after all!!!

[reewik]

Gene, Do you have a site. Looks like your tank looks great I would love to see some pics.

[zhenya]

Originally Posted by reewik

Gene, Do you have a site. Looks like your tank looks great I would love to see some pics.

Hi reewik,

Thanks for your interest and compliment.Unfortunately I do not have a website as I'm a total ignoramus when it comes to computers
I have some pics hosted in the gallery here and here.

[reewik]

Geocities has a free site you can set up, ck out mine. I too am computer challenged sometimes and this was actually pretty easy.

www.geocities.com

mine is : www.geocities.com/ericwikander

[zhenya]

Very nice,Eric

I might give it a try if I talk my daughter into helping me out...since I'm babysitting her daughter Free time bacame a novelty lately and I barely have time to login here and answer some emails and one needs to tend to the two tanks I have

[Ballgame]

Would a porcupine puffer nip at that?

[reewik]

Nip at what?