Black & White Maxima Zebra? ALSO, Do I See PM??

[JENnKerry]

Ok, I have two little questions. First, I found this Maxima from a LFS last week, I COULDNT PASS IT UP FOR $50! I honestly THINK its a Black and White Zebra pattern Maxima. All other Maxima's have more blue, purple and green to them.

Question 2: Look at my blue Crocea's mantle on the right, it doesnt extend fully, BUT I think its due to the mushrooms irritating it. Dont worry, on the left, thats an annoying Kenya blocking the rest of the Mantle. I see it opens fully on the left where no mushrooms reside. I hope that pinched mantle isnt the problem, and if it is, I cant get the clam out because it is adhered to the rock.

All of my parms are up to par:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrate: less then 10
Salinity: 1.026
Cal: 400-450
Lighting: 3x250 MH 4x96PC
Located half way up the tank within the rockwork

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[ezcompany]

The clam may be black and white, but "zebra" just refers to a pattern that resembles u know..zebras :lol:
your crocea looks fine with no signs of pm

nice clams!

 

[JENnKerry]

PHEW! Good, I have heard very bad things about Pinched Mantle and that you need to look out for it. We just aquired 5 new clams over the course of a month and a half. 3 from Saltwaterfish and 2 from the LFS. I sold off A LOT of LPS to make room for SPS and clams. I will try to get a better pic of the black and white just to attempt to verify if it is a TRUE black and white.
Im glad to hear that my Crocea doesnt have pinched mantle.