Clam help

[Joe Masyga]

I have a maximum Clam and yesterday it did not fully expand so I was checking him out and I wanted to see if he was attach to the rock I placed him on. So I pick him up and flip him over and the foot was a little recessed and there was a fleshy tubular thing sticking out of it and at the end of this was all frayed like little pieces of string. I can try to add a pic after I get off of work

 

[Peabody]

That's normal, it's called the byssal gland....sounds like you should look into the details on clam keeping....it will help you

What kind of lights do you have him under? Him not expanding could be a problem, but it's not because of his byssal gland.

(PS...it's a maxima clam)