3 Clams for $2200.00 They need a home people! - Page 2

glyle41 · #26 12/01/2005, 08:19 PM

I love clams but couldnt even imagine putting a grand into one clam I guess some people dont care about cost when they want something

knumbnutz · #27 12/23/2005, 04:25 PM

Whoever paid $2000 for a clam please contact me directly I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'm interesting in selling you. Serious inquries only!
call 1-800-872-7852
that's 1-800-ura-suka

critterkeeper · #28 12/23/2005, 05:09 PM

Hey Capt. Pete,

I was just at the CV Dinat clam farm a few months ago. LOTS of blue squamosas. But the guy told me they were selling those at high prices to European wholesalers. In fact, I tried to hook them up with Barry Neigut (ClamsDirect) and they weren't even interested. Tried to e-mail them a couple more times since I got home to see if they'd change their minnd - they don't reply. Oh yeah, they are raising porcellanus, too, which is what I actually wanted for myself more than a blue squa...

critterkeeper · #29 12/23/2005, 05:12 PM

One more thing - the facility manager told me they were getting about 10% blues from every batch of squamies produced. So, if he's not lying then blues aren't rare there - just rare here.

chip721 · #30 12/23/2005, 06:34 PM

Maybe there's a huge pearl inside each one!

CAPT PETE · #31 12/23/2005, 08:35 PM

critterkeeper,

Thanks for the info. Let me know if they reply as I would be interested in both the blue squamosa and the porellanus.

derrikd · #32 12/23/2005, 08:41 PM

can you buy from them direct?

smy168 · #33 12/31/2005, 01:29 AM

you know what, would never pay a grand for any coral or clam, my ego just isn't big enough...they can have it. I hope they're for real and not dyed, you never know nowadays with science and technology. I would imagine that if these are natural they would appear more frquently and if rare they should be popping up this frequently at 4 to 6 inches.

Any info on these guys? Where are they from? why the heavy blue tones?

blgreef · #34 12/31/2005, 09:17 PM

the sad thing is with people willing to pay such prices we all get priced out of this hobby.

srb5046th · #35 01/02/2006, 11:08 AM

Alot of corals and clam pictures on that vendors website sure look like they are under actinic lighting only.

Barry N. · #36 01/04/2006, 11:35 AM

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So, if he's not lying then blues aren't rare there - just rare here.

Wait a year and when these start to show up in numbers in the US, watch the price come down. Just like the colored teardrops maximas. When they first started coming in, they sold any where from 190.00-599.00 and now you can get them from 99.00 - 129.00. And they gold ones were 100.00 plus now you can give them away. It's all about supply and demand.

Chaotic Reefer4u · #37 01/07/2006, 11:55 AM

nice

HOZERTHEBONEFISH · #38 01/09/2006, 12:12 AM

Barry

Where can I get a colored teardrop max for 99.00? Let me quickly check your website after I post this...

Henry

jolt26 · #39 01/09/2006, 03:22 AM

these are not wild-collected, I pressume?

larryl · #40 01/09/2006, 11:34 AM

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by Barry N.
And they gold ones were 100.00 plus now you can give them away.

Hi Barry, I'll take one of those free gold ones, I PM'd you my shipping address. Just kidding...

What's your website URL?

Thanks,
Larry

Barry N. · #41 01/09/2006, 11:44 AM

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these are not wild-collected, I pressume?

The blue squamosas are cultured but the maxima teardrops are wild.

jolt26 · #42 01/10/2006, 03:49 AM

Thanks Barry! Where do you collect your clams for distribution?

I have three squas in my tank, all are less then a hundred pesos each (or less than $2, US). wild collected, unfortunately

horkn · #43 01/13/2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally posted by larryl
Hi Barry, I'll take one of those free gold ones, I PM'd you my shipping address. Just kidding...

What's your website URL?

Thanks,
Larry

i am getting a gold maxima for 14 dollars tomorrow

and if i was willing to drop a grand on anything, it would be for a bigger aquarium

Vili_Shark · #44 01/14/2006, 11:40 AM

As Barry said it is supply and demand, but in the case of the Blue Squamosa there is NO supply, while the Color TD and gold TD are found in thousands in Solomons and Vietnam.

The Indonesian dude who have them is not getting Cites to export them and since he also happen to be one of the biggest coral exporters in the world (wild and cultured) it doesnt really bother him.

The minute he will get a cites the price will drop, but if the situation will stay the same---no chance!

There are Blue Squamies in other places as well, I have some pics taken in Malaysia, but the Bali guy was the only one who saw the potential in captive breeding those.

The fine people in ORA have their own Blue Squamosas which are not nearly as nice,however the main problem is that only recently they "discovered" their Blue Squamosa, hopefully now, with some selective breeding they would be able to market their Blue Squamies but it'll take time.

tnyr5 · #45 02/03/2006, 02:38 AM

quick question, do blue squammies grow as fast as their brown counterparts? cuz if they don't then the heck with it lol, a BIG blue clam would be the only attraction for me.

Vili_Shark · #46 02/03/2006, 03:10 AM

Yeah they do grow as fast.

Before there were big wild blue maxima available, but I didnt see them for awhile now.

tnyr5 · #47 02/03/2006, 06:36 AM

ok , if they grow fast then they're worth more than a big blue max in my book. you'll never see a 14" blue max ;-)

deansreef · #48 02/04/2006, 03:47 PM

the clams were from reefscience

killereef · #49 02/04/2006, 04:38 PM

I like to buy them, but a little short.....$2000.00 short...lol

darkangler · #50 02/04/2006, 07:47 PM

I could almost get a round trip and go diving to see them for that price. Stupid.