Clam ID please ...

[ambystoma82]

any1 ###### across tis kind of clam or oyster b4?

got it from a fishshop but e keeper say inside got pearl so i assume it is a oyster but rarely c it open fully like a normal clam..

hELP.....

Edited August 20, 2004 by DeepBlue

[blueheaven]

Firstly, please tell the mods to change your thread title

And resize your pic

And finally that looks like a hippopus and definately does not contain a pearl

[Gouldian]

Looks hippopus to me too.

Wah next time resize your image b4 you post leh.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Doesn't really look like hippophus

[hamannbmw]

looks like a dead clam covered with coralline... saw it many times at CF , maybe only fuji rocks comes with it..

*personal opinion*

[Dispar_Anthias]

looks like a dead clam covered with coralline... saw it many times at CF , maybe only fuji rocks comes with it..

*personal opinion*

haha its fiji rocks

[blueheaven]

after the resize, i am quite sure that a dead one

and there will be no pearl

[jesperlam]

How much u got it or is it free??

[ambystoma82]

got it from msia smuggle it back lolx..

ehz.z.. i dun reli knw abt it i only knw it open n close little bit once in a while tink muz giv it more time to adapt...

as for e pearl part is e shop uncle told me i not reli sure..

sorry guys abt e pic will try to take another pic asap...

btw any of u got pics of wat erm u call hippopus starting i thought u all type my pic was hippotatmus bit shock lolx jus kiddinz.z.z.z..

10s for e comments

btw its definately not dead...

but not cfm abt e pearl or oyster part...

but not so beautiful as maxima or squamos..(duno how to spell....)

[jesperlam]

Hippopus are Giant Clams!

Try the link below

http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRequest=...rds&ID=Hippopus

[bubble_gum]

definately nt a hippopus.... my guess its non photosynthetic, filterfeeder

according to this article click here its a fron oyster.....

dont know wheteher this oyster create pearls

this is a hippopus...

look below

[ambystoma82]

10s for all e reply...

anyway e shop owner he swim n dig it out from e sea in msia no licence 1 lolx

he got another reli nice one i 4get wat its call...but he ain selling so sad.z...

guess my clam jus hav to adapt itself to my tank...

[bubble_gum]

dose phyto.... that oyster is a filterfeeder

[sps_dude]

IMHO... I dont think this is the species that produces pearl.....

[hamannbmw]

haha its fiji rocks

[Dispar_Anthias]

definately nt a hippopus.... my guess its non photosynthetic, filterfeeder

according to this article click here its a fron oyster.....

dont know wheteher this oyster create pearls

this is a hippopus...

look below

yeah thats a hippophus and only few reefers have them

[Gouldian]

After resized really dun look like hippopus liao. wonder what is it???????

[ambystoma82]

sorrie pple will try to post a new pic asap 10s

for e comments