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Old 01-17-2004, 07:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 01-17-2004, 07:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Wow! Fantastic! To bad I can't get ya to frag those!

Beautiful!!
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Old 01-17-2004, 07:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Sweet! Keep the photos coming!
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Old 01-17-2004, 07:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Very, Very nice!!
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Old 01-17-2004, 08:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Wit, The monster and the baby Max are my favorites, but those are great shots!
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Old 01-17-2004, 08:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Very nice! I love the colors!
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Old 01-17-2004, 08:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Very nice! My favorites are the green spotted one, and the black one with the bright blue streaks(sorry, not a clam expert, so I don't know what they're called )

Hey, Is that green one in the middle bottom the one you rescued, or am I thinking of someone else?
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Old 01-17-2004, 08:33 PM   #8 (permalink)
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the rescued clam close up...he now has a thin green band around all of his mantle.
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Old 01-17-2004, 11:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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how do you "rescue" a clam???
I've got an unpleasant mental image of you giving mouth to mantle breathing here......
thats just nasty
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Old 01-17-2004, 11:08 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Old 01-17-2004, 11:12 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 01-17-2004, 11:17 PM   #12 (permalink)
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great pics, and that monster is getting huge (i know, that is why its the monster), is that a crocea and how long have you had it

looken good

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Old 01-17-2004, 11:26 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Nice colors!Great pics!.Does anybody knows the age of your clams?And how can you tell?Thanks .

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