TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 So im gonna get one, im plannin on getting a calcium test kit on friday, doin a water change n testing im then gonna buy a clam from my lfs heres the thing though hes gonna sell me a small clam for $40, n i mean pretty small. its probably about 2" at most, which yes i know everything that comes with a small clam the clam is also pretty plainly blue, its just blue, no cool patterns or nethig my question is is this a good deal? will it color up later? should i get a clam from somewhere else? Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 ha, thanks for your straightforwardness uh well, i need somewhere good to get a clam then if anyone knows any places in ct that sells em let me know also any good online places would be nice id rather not do that, as i dont wanna pay more for shippin as i do for the clam Link to comment
scottyreef Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 check out the clams a zoanuts and cherrycorals they look great Link to comment
psiferret Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 +1 on zoanuts and cherrycorals. also check out liveaquaria in the divers den. they have nice specimens. and also atlantisaquarium.net the few they have are generally very nice. Link to comment
dtfleming Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 fragglereef has some nice crocea clams for $19 plus shipping Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 fragglereef has some nice crocea clams for $19 plus shipping yeah but thier shipping is $34, i mean thats almost double the cost of the clam Link to comment
Urchinhead Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 You're welcome. Don't forget clams direct either. And you will face a shipping issue because they are live and fragile animals so you want them to get there fast. If you are local to Socal PM me and I will point you to some LFS' that have better clams for better prices. UH Link to comment
matty0206 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Might as well buy the local one if your gonna have to have one shipped! Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 yeah look like id be better off just finding somewhere around here that sells salt or some one could help me out n frag me a piece of clam? i mean, you can frag just about anything cant you? Link to comment
hazmat Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Extreme Corals. If you buy one of their "new arrivals" you can add a clam for $7.99. Not sure where you are located. They are Arlington Texas. Dallas/Fort Worth suburb. They have local pickup or they will ship. Link to comment
FateX9 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 yeah in terms of price that is pretty high but with shipping from any store, its gunna be higher than 40 total and it really depends on the blue, if its like the blues on liveaquaria, i think those are NUTS and i would get one of those if they were local something like this, i think are nice http://liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDispl...&ddid=39865 but the normal blues are dull Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 yeah so im not getting a clam, not now atleast i was talking to the dude n i said, u know i think im might try a sps frag next thing i know, i got 5 frags for $20 kinda more then i wanted, but i figured some will die probably, or i could sell em to someone Link to comment
scottyreef Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 wow thats a lot of sps for $20 are they clippings or nice pieaces and what types did you get? Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 wow thats a lot of sps for $20 are they clippings or nice pieaces and what types did you get? ha, i have no idea some are bleaching a lil but still have polyp extension they are all kinda the same color i mean its not like the best deal ever as far as varity, but as a starter pack its not back Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 so update just went to my lfs those clams are now $60 Link to comment
coolwaters Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 you can hassle them for a cheaper price. wat kind of clam is it? did you ask? the clams at my lfs sells for i think $35 for a small before but i think its higher now. they had hundreds before. they were croceas. i wanted a maxima...another lfs near me sold a small maxima for $40... if you really want to save money find some local reefers. they'll sell it for dirt cheap. trying to get a friend to get me some rics and clams. he said rics will less then $8 a pop. clams im not sure if its lower then $30 im happy. Link to comment
JustinBC29 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 You're welcome. Don't forget clams direct either. And you will face a shipping issue because they are live and fragile animals so you want them to get there fast. If you are local to Socal PM me and I will point you to some LFS' that have better clams for better prices. UH Id say they got the best Link to comment
pwoller Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I was in Premium Aquatics last weekend and they had some very nice maxima's. Worth the extra shipping because of the quality differance. Link to comment
pheallox Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 wait untill sunday for Fraggle reef to update then place a $200+ order with a few friends and get free shipping me and urchin head are in there all the time and they have nice clams and online it is all WYSIWYG. Link to comment
qbical Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 when i went to a fragswap i got a really nice t.maxima for like 35$ and i think it was totally worth it. might want to try a local swap if there are any Link to comment
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