Clam and Zoa Sting

[Jake007]

Can a Zoa hurt a clam? My clam is moving his spot over the last couple weeks and is now touching an armor of god zoa colony. Will this hurt /kill the clam? Should I move the clam?

 

[wrott]

No, in my experience and from what I've read, clams are not effected by stings from corals or anemones. I could be wrong, but my clam, now 4yrs old has touched everything from frogspawn, zoa to BTA w/ no ill effects.

 

[Jake007]

Thanks for the quick feedback.

Is it OK to move clams? I know they attach below themselves but he has moved into a position against the front glass but tilted into the aquarium and is harder to see his beauty from outside the tank.

 

[wrott]

If it has attached a foot hold, it is risky to cut it. But you can move it anywhere you want.
What species is it? My Crocea stopped putting out foot filaments, so it can be moved anywhere. I have, in the past, found a foot left behind, because the clam was not happy where it was. It looks like a white bundle of fleshy fiber about 2-3" x 1".
I would ask in the clam forum for expert opinions/advice as to the proper way to move it if it has a foot hold.