Letter from Clams Direct?
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dz6t
Acro Garden, BRS Sponsor
I got it too. But it is kinda...
A while ago I registered on their site and encountered some technical issue during the registration process. I email them several times and never heard from them.
Now, they actually listed me as a member and asked for donation.
Talk ablout the bad taste...
A while ago I registered on their site and encountered some technical issue during the registration process. I email them several times and never heard from them.
Now, they actually listed me as a member and asked for donation.
Talk ablout the bad taste...
PenMan
Non-member
Got the clam pinch from group buy clams that were supposed to have been quarantined for a month. They had the pinch when they arrived. At the time there were not lot of LFS selling clams, and no one had heard of pinch. Every clam in the group buy died within a month, the pinch killed all of my other clams also. Had he told us that they were transhipped clams and not clams held in his systems for quarantine, I would not have bought them. I replaced the clams with ones from local stores that I can see before purchase. Never had a probelm with a local clam.
Guess that he took me off the mail list since he knew I would not buy from him again! Can you tell that I am still a little upset over this?
Guess that he took me off the mail list since he knew I would not buy from him again! Can you tell that I am still a little upset over this?
naturebatslast
Senior Toad Licker
I was actually at the meeting in Maine when a grad student from UM, Orono offered to attempt to ID the protozoan and possibly the route of infection. Barry's a nice guy to boot.
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smcnally
Tankless
Damn Dong, your an angry guy lately...If you ever signed into his forum you are on his mailing list. I'm sure he doesn't go back and look to see who bought from him and who didn't when asking for donations. I wouldn't say he is doing this for profit either, although figuring out a cure to this disease would certainly help lower his losses. If you have a problem with Clams Direct, then don't donate...it's as easy as that.
dz6t
Acro Garden, BRS Sponsor
I've never been able to sign into his forum and he collected my personal information but ignore me after that. Base on the information availabe on the web, I am not sure $2500 worth of research can yield any useful imformation. Either he is throwing his money away or he wants to throw yours.
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naturebatslast
Senior Toad Licker
Your not including the labor donated by the grad student and UMaine, plus the facilities and materials donated by the Marine Sciences program.
delta
Impatient Reefer
I have bought from clams direct was very happy with my purchase as well as the service.
As for the issue with pinched mantle it is no different than red bugs or AEFW. They are part of the hobby and there will always be something new on the horizon.
He is not ignoring the problem but trying to find a cure. I doubt he made out any better than anyone else. So to knock him for trying to better the hobby whether he can afford to do it himself or not, I think is unfair.
I am not knocking people for being upset that they bought clams that died and killed existing livestock but the risk remains and even with the knowlege of quarantining livestock people still end up in these situations.
As for the issue with pinched mantle it is no different than red bugs or AEFW. They are part of the hobby and there will always be something new on the horizon.
He is not ignoring the problem but trying to find a cure. I doubt he made out any better than anyone else. So to knock him for trying to better the hobby whether he can afford to do it himself or not, I think is unfair.
I am not knocking people for being upset that they bought clams that died and killed existing livestock but the risk remains and even with the knowlege of quarantining livestock people still end up in these situations.
deadhermitwalkin
Non-member
Dong I understand what you are saying, but if he can find a way to cure or ID this issue won't we all advance?
Gezzz the goverment does this all time to us in taxes, and we don't seem to mind
If only they could cure A.D.D.....So, how's the Sox going to do this year?
dz6t
Acro Garden, BRS Sponsor
Marc, please see JeremyR's reply. Why do you think Clamsdirect will do much better for the research. By the way, I am not upset because of purchase (I never buy from him), what I am upset about is the way I was treated by Clamsdirect.
dz6t
Acro Garden, BRS Sponsor
Gezzz the goverment does this all time to us in taxes, and we don't seem to mind
The goverment is not responsible for curing ADD.
deadhermitwalkin
Non-member
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smcnally
Tankless
Why is it that you think the scientists C.D. has working on this won't do better? Just because the cause was known to be protozoan doesn't mean any money or research was put into finding a way to fight it.
If something/research is being done to find a cure for the problem, then it's good for all clam owners AND good for anyone RETAILING clams. Probably more ($) benificial to the retailer, but still good for anyone.
(Or this is a cop out and someone is trying to justify selling sick/not properly screened/QT'd lifestock, which could be carrying a fatal problem, and calling it research?)
IMO, when there's any talk of ANY clam problems "going around" anywhere in the reefkeeping community - I think it's a good idea to simply not buy any clams. 6-12 months later, the supply lines will be different or something, but what you want will be available again and with a lowered risk of problems.
(Or this is a cop out and someone is trying to justify selling sick/not properly screened/QT'd lifestock, which could be carrying a fatal problem, and calling it research?)
IMO, when there's any talk of ANY clam problems "going around" anywhere in the reefkeeping community - I think it's a good idea to simply not buy any clams. 6-12 months later, the supply lines will be different or something, but what you want will be available again and with a lowered risk of problems.
