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Old 03/08/2006, 06:18 PM
smcnally smcnally is offline
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My awesome Squamosa!
I finally got a picture that shows how my clam looks in person. I took the picture with no flash and made no adjustments (other than resize). This is a 10" Squamosa and has a color pattern that I've never seen before. Let me know what you think!
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Old 03/08/2006, 06:38 PM
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Sweet!!
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Old 03/08/2006, 08:50 PM
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das nice
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Old 03/08/2006, 09:46 PM
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nice
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Old 03/09/2006, 12:10 AM
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Beautiful!
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Old 03/09/2006, 02:51 AM
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That is awesome!
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Old 03/09/2006, 04:51 PM
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Thanks! I was going to sell it because of its size, but I can't let it go!
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Old 03/11/2006, 04:34 PM
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That is a beautiful clam.I can see why you don't want to part with it.
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Old 03/11/2006, 05:34 PM
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Awesome
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Old 03/11/2006, 08:32 PM
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very nice
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Old 03/12/2006, 07:38 PM
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That is really sweet one of the best I have seen.
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Old 03/13/2006, 04:52 PM
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It makes me go to the LFS and get one Fantastic!
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Old 03/13/2006, 08:38 PM
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great clam, can you post an overhead shot?
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Old 03/15/2006, 10:43 AM
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Nice, looks like a derasa pattern.

Looks like your tangs are about to have a head on collision as well!
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Old 03/15/2006, 09:54 PM
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Quote:
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great clam, can you post an overhead shot?
Here's a few attempts...
Whole Clam:


Shows size a little better:


This is a great shot of the pattern on the mantle:
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Old 03/15/2006, 10:10 PM
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Sweet!!!
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Old 03/16/2006, 06:50 AM
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Nice, looks like a derasa pattern.

Looks like your tangs are about to have a head on collision as well!
It does look a lot like a derasa pattern, but I've never seen a derasa with scutes on it like this clam has. It was sold to the guy before me as a squamosa though. Hey, it could be something different all together...I have no idea.
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Old 03/16/2006, 08:27 AM
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looks like a definite squamie to me.
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Old 03/16/2006, 09:41 AM
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No question about it.It is a sqamosa.
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Old 03/16/2006, 02:29 PM
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YEah, its deffinatly a squami, I was just saying the pattern reminded me more of a derasa.
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Old 03/16/2006, 05:43 PM
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Yeah, I asked the people over at clams direct and they agreed. I wonder why I can't find any that look anything like it.
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Old 03/17/2006, 01:59 PM
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did you use any camera effects to get those pictures?
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Old 03/17/2006, 07:44 PM
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did you use any camera effects to get those pictures?
Nope...I just set the camera up to take the picture with no flash.
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Old 03/18/2006, 02:01 AM
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Nice clam. Seen a few like that one at a farm on Bali.
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Old 03/18/2006, 11:56 PM
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very nice, I have a few BLUE guys, just wish they were as lg. as yours
 
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