Can someone help me with my clam?

[Salty Brother]

hello,
my clam doesnt look to good, it fell over a week ago and i set it back up but hasnt looked that good since. It kinda awkwardly sitting on a rock, and im not sure if i should move it or not so i was waiting for someone else to give me some suggestions.
heres a pick, oh ya my cleaner shrimp cleans part of it everyday.

thanks,
patrick

 

[jsl6v8]

doesn't look all that bad to me, I would move him out of the sand and up in the rockwork, assuming this is your 40g with the 1x250W mh and pc suppliments I would move him up higher, probably top half of the tank.

 

[Salty Brother]

alright, i can try that when i get home from school

 

[Rovert]

I'm not an expert, but it looks like your clam has developed a case of Pinched Mantle. Wait to see what the experts here have to say, but I'd prepare to do a freshwater dip.

 

[a4twenty]

can you post a top down pic and your water params. when you get home?

does your tang take an interest in the clam?

 

[Salty Brother]

ok I tested everything when i got home and everything was in order except for my salinity. I had a problem with my auto top off and it pumped a bunch of fresh water in once and now the salinity is about 1.023. Its usally about 1.026 and i was just going to raise it by just making stronger batches for my next few water changes. Ive got another pic from the side of the tank, but its too ripley to get one from the top, I think ill just turn the powerheads off for a minute. Do you think that it falling over had anything to do with this?

 

[Salty Brother]

oh ya, my tang does not take interest in it, actually nothing ever bothers it.
Heres some more pics from today
From the front

From the top

thanks again

 

[Salty Brother]

anyone?

 

[mbbuna]

when it fell over did that part of the mantle touch any corals?

 

[Salty Brother]

no it didnt, so i dont think anything like stung it.

 

[mbbuna]

check it and make sure there are no pyram snails on it and wait another day. some times the best thing to do is nothing

 

[55semireef]

2/3 of the mantle looks shriveled.

 

[Salty Brother]

it looks a little bit better today, i checked for thoes snails and didnt see any but might get a 6 line just in case. does it look life threating?

 

[55semireef]

Just keep an eye on it. If it starts to decline let us know.

 

[Salty Brother]

alright will do. thanks again

 

[Salty Brother]

ok, then clam is back to full size, but there is some color loss where it was kinda shrivled up. What should I do about this?

 

[mbbuna]

if the mantle is extended fully, i wouldnt do anything

 

[Salty Brother]

ok cool

 

[55semireef]

Picture?