Clam keeps falling over

[Kevin Kling]

Everyday my clam ends up on it's side. I've tried positioning it both on top of live rock and in the sand, however when I get home from work it's still laying on it's side. Any ideas?

 

[Tyrosinase]

Maybe the clam is unhappy with the amount of light that it is getting, or even the amount of current that is going through that area of the tank. Clams don't usually like strong currents, however, some clams, like Croceas, will tolerate the currents.

What else is in the tank? Maybe a fish is dumpping the clam over. I have heard of fish sometimes moving rocks and corals around.

 

[The steven liu]

Try place your clam in the middle of a small/medium rubble of rocks to stablize it at the bottom of your tank. Make sure you put a smooth piece of rock (or tile) of 2-3" in diameter under it's bysal gland. Leave it for a couple weeks and your clam should attach itself to the rock/tile. At that point you can move it up to higher point of the tank.

 

[Kevin Kling]

Good info - thank you. I do have a few engineer gobies and a pink spotted watchman goby that like to move rubble around so perhaps it could be them...?

I did move the clam to the other side of the tank in order to reduce the current and put a smooth piece of rock under it and so far so good. If the problem persist I'll post a few pic's to better illustrate the issue. Thanks again

 

[Julio]

if they are falling that means that they are moving because they are nto happy try placing them somewhere else.