Now we know: The brothers who founded an Eagle company to make eco-friendly eyewear didn’t receive the money they wanted from the sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank.”

But it was not because the sharks — the wealthy investors who star on the reality show — disliked Proof Eyewear's wood-frame glasses. It’s because Brooks, Tanner and Taylor Dame rejected separate offers made by two of the sharks as inadequate.

Sharks Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary each offered the $150,000 the brothers requested, but in return for 25 percent ownership of the company — not the 10 percent the brothers offered. The Dames said the sharks’ offers valued Proof at $600,000, less than it is worth.

The show aired Friday night in Boise on KIVI-TV (Channel 6). Afterward, the brothers told the station they were happy because of the national exposure their appearance brought to Proof.