Derasa troubles

[jdtaz69]

I'm having a little trouble getting my derasa clam to stay put! Some mornings when I first look at the tank the clam is on its side several inches away from where I've placed it. I have seen one of my turbos on the clam before but never actually move it! All this disturbance is preventing it from putting a foot down into the substrate. Any ideas?

 

[Kirklan]

The reason why your clam is moving probably isn't from anything in the tank moving it. If the clam dosn't like the current place/position it is in, it can move itself by pumping or squirting water out its "tube". Mine does this every time I move it to clean the glass, after a day it's right back where it was before next to the glass.

 

[jdtaz69]

Hmm, I didn't know they could do that !! I guess they don't mid the disturbance then? If mine doesn't like where it is I suppose I should move it somewhere it might prefer, but the only places I have are on the sand where it is now, or higher up on a rock which is quite unnatural for a derasa.

I guess yours doesn't mind the disturbance then? Mine always opens right back up again within a few minutes of being messed around with.

 

[inlandreef]

They will line them selves up with the flow in the tank.

 

[JR719]

Kinda funny with clams. They will move around on you until they are happy. Mine lined up with the lights. I am probably mistaken, but aren't Deresa's lower light clams? If it is on the sandbed that is more than likely why.