Thought I'd start a POLL on the Teardrops.

lebowski · 08/20/2003, 11:02 AM

What do you guys think of these....?

Please post a comment after your vote...

My comment:

I'd pay over 150 dollars for one..... Here's why

Fish-o-holic · 08/20/2003, 11:31 AM

I voted "Great looking clams, but too much money". I don't mind paying $100 for a clam but anything more than that is just too much for me. I'm gonna wait it out and see if their prices come down.

seahorsie · 08/20/2003, 11:46 AM

It's beautiful - how big of a clam was it.
If it's between 2" - 5" you paid too much, if it's bigger then 5" good job shopping.

lebowski · 08/20/2003, 12:42 PM

It's 4-5 inches.... really nice piece.

Pfittttz · 08/20/2003, 03:27 PM

I couldn't bring myself to spend $200 on a clam. No matter how much I drool. (Unless I win the lottery or something.......... then I would seriously think about it lol)

Jive Turkey · 08/20/2003, 06:04 PM

You finally got that clam? Very nice looking. BTW, you've got a nice tank, very well lit.
I voted to keep 'em in the ocean, like gonioporas, becasue at this time, they are dying consistantly.

lebowski · 08/20/2003, 07:27 PM

hehehe, yes.

AS for getting it, I'm about to get it...

Yes they have a large mortality rate, however as you may or may not have read, this clam is collected form the Soloman Islands where they are properly collected, chizzled off from the rock with foot still attached and shipped...

Whereas.

In Vietnam they would unproperly rip the clam off the rock, detaching the foot of the clam, then shipped, in greater stress.. These clams then died very soon due to the loss of their foot....

Barry, and anthony have had these teardrops for a while now, barry at clamsdirect.com, has had one for quite a while and overall a success..

We are yet to determine whether these Soloman Island clams are as good as predicted, or not!

Jimbo327 · 08/21/2003, 01:09 PM

It has been two weeks since I got my clam. At first, I thought it wasn't going to make it because the "mouth" opening was wide open and almost seemed enlarged. Boy, was I worried! Now, it has started to shoot out its "leg" muscles from the back of the clam, and have firmly attached itself to the rock that I put him on. I think it's going to be fine.

Jim

drtherc · 08/21/2003, 01:20 PM

Great looking clam. Speaking of great looking, lebowski, where's your avatar? I love them!

Fish-o-holic · 08/21/2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by drtherc
Speaking of great looking, lebowski, where's your avatar? I love them!

So do I. Mmmmm....

Oh yeah, I love your clam as well.

lebowski · 08/21/2003, 03:54 PM

They are "uneceptable"......

Don't want to get into any thing, so I made a new avatar, make your own babe....

drtherc · 08/21/2003, 08:54 PM

I certainly didnt think so! But don't worry, I have lots like that and better. Full size, too! I like the clam avatar, too, BTW.

Fish-o-holic · 08/21/2003, 10:21 PM

Dang lebowski, I want your clam now. You just got it yesterday right?

lebowski · 08/21/2003, 10:27 PM

Who doesn't want my clam, Or better yet, A teardrop.. LOL

I havn't gotten it yet.. I'm still on hold, and slowly paying off my bill.. Anthony is a goodman, a REALLY good man... I really advise doing any business with him, what he's doing for me is the nicest thing any seller can or has done...

Anthony if your reading this, thank you very much, you deserve a pat on the back if I could reach from my computer chair...

As for the clam, it looks healthy, that avatar is an updated shot I requested from anthony, and he got me one... Pretty healthy looking to me...

If you still want a teardrop Fish, anthony's got one left. It's larger than mine and is really nice, it's blue!

Bayliner · 08/22/2003, 03:16 PM

i'd pay $200.00 for it...

Frisco · 08/22/2003, 04:28 PM

Good luck with it; I hope that it does well.

lebowski · 08/22/2003, 05:18 PM

Thanks frisco!!

Bayliner, anthony still has one left if you want it... It's blue and it's nice... check it out..

Aquadesignz.com

Have fun!

Scuba_Dave · 08/26/2003, 11:50 AM

I'd rather buy 3 beautiful max's then 1.

PaintGuru · 08/28/2003, 08:10 PM

I'd rather buy something I can frag...

OscarBeast · 09/02/2003, 09:02 AM

I love these clams man. Don't know if I would pay that kind of money for them, but it would be really cool to have one. I saw that Clams Direct got some in. http://www.clamsdirect.com/cart/cust...ome.php?cat=32

But man, I don't think I could bring myself to pay that much for them, no matter how pretty they are. I guess you just really have to be into clams to pay that kind of money for one.

I have to agree with PaintGuru, I like expensive stuff only if I can frag it and attempt to recover some cost.

But that is a very nice clam lebowski. I hope it does well for you.

aliendomain · 09/14/2003, 09:19 PM

lebowski,
I think that Tear Drops are one of the most interesting color patterns. I also find it interesting how much they vary from clam to clam, Here's a pic of mine.

lebowski · 09/18/2003, 06:56 PM

AWESOME alien!!

firechild · 09/18/2003, 09:54 PM

Lebowski,
Aesome clam, I would love one like it but isn't this about your 700th post about it?

manderx · 09/19/2003, 03:15 AM

yup, you need to calm down, lest you jinx yourself.

i think some teardrops are very nice and i would pay 200 for (there are plenty of other types i would pay just as much for), but i've also seen some that were rather blah- dingy background color and too few and/or irregularly-spaced spots that i wouldn't pay $30 for. teardrop shouldn't automatically mean $$$.

aliendomain · 09/19/2003, 09:05 AM

Quote:

i've also seen some that were rather blah- dingy background color and too few and/or irregularly-spaced spots that i wouldn't pay $30 for. teardrop shouldn't automatically mean $$$.

I agree with this, but we all have to realize that there is always someone that will shell out $$$ for one because they want any tear drop. S&D.

View Poll Results: What do you think?
These clams are gorgeous! Where can I get one?	8	9.09%
These clams are the shiznit, I'd pay no more than 200...	4	4.55%
These clams rock my world, but the pocket is running low, so I wouldn't pay more than 100.	13	14.77%
Great looking clams, but too much money..	39	44.32%
Definetly fainted when looking at one, but ended up in the emergency room when I saw the price...	5	5.68%
Eh, they're okay.	11	12.50%
DUMP these clams back into the ocean, because they wreak!	5	5.68%
NO COMMENT, STILL STARING..	3	3.41%
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll

08/20/2003, 11:02 AM	#1
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	Thought I'd start a POLL on the Teardrops. What do you guys think of these....? Please post a comment after your vote... My comment: I'd pay over 150 dollars for one..... Here's why __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

08/20/2003, 11:46 AM	#3
seahorsie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Coatesville, PA Posts: 246	It's beautiful - how big of a clam was it. If it's between 2" - 5" you paid too much, if it's bigger then 5" good job shopping. __________________ Thanks Lucy

08/20/2003, 12:42 PM	#4
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	It's 4-5 inches.... really nice piece. __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

08/20/2003, 06:04 PM	#6
Jive Turkey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Royalton, Minnesota Posts: 1,417	So "Elvis".. You finally got that clam? Very nice looking. BTW, you've got a nice tank, very well lit. I voted to keep 'em in the ocean, like gonioporas, becasue at this time, they are dying consistantly.

08/20/2003, 11:31 AM	#2
Fish-o-holic Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 2,803	I voted "Great looking clams, but too much money". I don't mind paying $100 for a clam but anything more than that is just too much for me. I'm gonna wait it out and see if their prices come down.

08/20/2003, 03:27 PM	#5
Pfittttz Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 136	I couldn't bring myself to spend $200 on a clam. No matter how much I drool. (Unless I win the lottery or something.......... then I would seriously think about it lol)

08/20/2003, 07:27 PM	#7
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	hehehe, yes. AS for getting it, I'm about to get it... Yes they have a large mortality rate, however as you may or may not have read, this clam is collected form the Soloman Islands where they are properly collected, chizzled off from the rock with foot still attached and shipped... Whereas. In Vietnam they would unproperly rip the clam off the rock, detaching the foot of the clam, then shipped, in greater stress.. These clams then died very soon due to the loss of their foot.... Barry, and anthony have had these teardrops for a while now, barry at clamsdirect.com, has had one for quite a while and overall a success.. We are yet to determine whether these Soloman Island clams are as good as predicted, or not! __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

08/21/2003, 01:09 PM	#8
Jimbo327 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,363	It has been two weeks since I got my clam. At first, I thought it wasn't going to make it because the "mouth" opening was wide open and almost seemed enlarged. Boy, was I worried! Now, it has started to shoot out its "leg" muscles from the back of the clam, and have firmly attached itself to the rock that I put him on. I think it's going to be fine. Jim __________________ "If sometimes you feel little, useless, offended or depressed or get that loser feeling, always remember that you were once the fastest and most victorious sperm out of hundreds of millions..." Current Tank Info: 6gal JBJ NanoCube, DIY LED Mod, 1/15 JBJ Chiller, Tunze Osmolator, Homemade Kalkwasser Chamber

08/21/2003, 01:20 PM	#9
drtherc Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 654	Great looking clam. Speaking of great looking, lebowski, where's your avatar? I love them! __________________ David T. Hawaii Destination Specialist Tahiti Destination Specialist If she's good enough for Jesus, she's good enough for me... Marine Fish Poop Management Engineer Current Tank Info: 92 bowfront Reef w/ Yellow Tang, Blue Tang, Mated pair of gb Maroon Clowns, 3 green chromis, 2 fire shrimp, 1 CBS, 5 peppermint shrimp, lots of LPS and softies

08/21/2003, 03:54 PM	#11
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	They are "uneceptable"...... Don't want to get into any thing, so I made a new avatar, make your own babe.... __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

08/21/2003, 08:54 PM	#12
drtherc Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 654	I certainly didnt think so! But don't worry, I have lots like that and better. Full size, too! I like the clam avatar, too, BTW. __________________ David T. Hawaii Destination Specialist Tahiti Destination Specialist If she's good enough for Jesus, she's good enough for me... Marine Fish Poop Management Engineer Current Tank Info: 92 bowfront Reef w/ Yellow Tang, Blue Tang, Mated pair of gb Maroon Clowns, 3 green chromis, 2 fire shrimp, 1 CBS, 5 peppermint shrimp, lots of LPS and softies

08/21/2003, 10:21 PM	#13
Fish-o-holic Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 2,803	Dang lebowski, I want your clam now. You just got it yesterday right?

08/21/2003, 10:27 PM	#14
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	Who doesn't want my clam, Or better yet, A teardrop.. LOL I havn't gotten it yet.. I'm still on hold, and slowly paying off my bill.. Anthony is a goodman, a REALLY good man... I really advise doing any business with him, what he's doing for me is the nicest thing any seller can or has done... Anthony if your reading this, thank you very much, you deserve a pat on the back if I could reach from my computer chair... As for the clam, it looks healthy, that avatar is an updated shot I requested from anthony, and he got me one... Pretty healthy looking to me... If you still want a teardrop Fish, anthony's got one left. It's larger than mine and is really nice, it's blue! __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

08/22/2003, 03:16 PM	#15
Bayliner Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Posts: 971	i'd pay $200.00 for it... __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Darn...that was fun!" Current Tank Info: 75g Reef, mostly SPS, 2-250W 20K MH, 2-VHO Actinics Full Zeovit as of Jan 20th 2011

08/22/2003, 04:28 PM	#16
Frisco Premium Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 5,245	Good luck with it; I hope that it does well. __________________ Gone but not forgotten Current Tank Info: In Between Tanks

08/22/2003, 05:18 PM	#17
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks frisco!! Bayliner, anthony still has one left if you want it... It's blue and it's nice... check it out.. Aquadesignz.com Have fun! __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

08/26/2003, 11:50 AM	#18
Scuba_Dave EMERTXE YID Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asylum, South of Boston, MA Posts: 10,362	I'd rather buy 3 beautiful max's then 1.

08/28/2003, 08:10 PM	#19
PaintGuru Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Livonia, MI Posts: 859	I'd rather buy something I can frag...

09/02/2003, 09:02 AM	#20
OscarBeast Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 852	I love these clams man. Don't know if I would pay that kind of money for them, but it would be really cool to have one. I saw that Clams Direct got some in. http://www.clamsdirect.com/cart/cust...ome.php?cat=32 But man, I don't think I could bring myself to pay that much for them, no matter how pretty they are. I guess you just really have to be into clams to pay that kind of money for one. I have to agree with PaintGuru, I like expensive stuff only if I can frag it and attempt to recover some cost. But that is a very nice clam lebowski. I hope it does well for you.

09/14/2003, 09:19 PM	#21
aliendomain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: GA Posts: 15	lebowski, I think that Tear Drops are one of the most interesting color patterns. I also find it interesting how much they vary from clam to clam, Here's a pic of mine.

09/18/2003, 06:56 PM	#22
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	AWESOME alien!! __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

09/18/2003, 09:54 PM	#23
firechild Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,282	Lebowski, Aesome clam, I would love one like it but isn't this about your 700th post about it?

09/19/2003, 03:15 AM	#24
manderx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Christiansburg, VA Posts: 4,893	yup, you need to calm down, lest you jinx yourself. i think some teardrops are very nice and i would pay 200 for (there are plenty of other types i would pay just as much for), but i've also seen some that were rather blah- dingy background color and too few and/or irregularly-spaced spots that i wouldn't pay $30 for. teardrop shouldn't automatically mean $$$.