eggs on clam

[flinster]

I picked up a crocea clam today that looks to have a clutch of eggs of some sort near the top of it's shell. They look like spider eggs. Any idea what they could be and how I can get rid of them?

 

[seapug]

scrub them off with a toothbrush.

 

[snorvich]

Likely not a good thing for the clam. Examine it carefully to make sure it does not have any attached snail like hitchhikers.

Agree with seapug, scrub them off!!

 

[reefer0032]

You might want to dip the clam in some RO water after the scrub as well.

 

[flinster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12464285#post12464285 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seapug
scrub them off with a toothbrush.

That's what I did. I've never seen anything like it. I was aclimating it and noticed the cluster. Weird. I wonder what they were.

 

[PiXieCath]

Probably pyrams snails eggs, one of the most common hitchikers found on clam... Srub them with a toothbrush and watch carefully for the 7-8 next weeks if they are not back. Pyrams snails are clams predators, they go out at night and eat their mantle.

 

[just dave]

"Spider eggs" , like in white fuzzy spheres?

 

[flinster]

Nah, not really fuzzy, just tightly clustered. They had brown dots in the center of each egg. I really wish I had a better camera so I could get some good pics.