I found one of my recently acquired coral frags turned over one morning...upon closer inspection, I found this clam attached and growing on the underside. Any idea what type it may be and what I should do with him? Should I pry him off and put him in a spot where he can get some light? I'm asking because it looks like he flipped the frag over. The pic is a zoomed in shot..he's probably about a 1/2 inch or so. I've never dealt with clams of any kind so I don't just want to pry him off the frag. I've gotten various feather dusters and a few other things as hitchhikers but never a clam like this. Any advice and info regarding ID would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Found Clam
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gogo7
pico reefer
i gotta say i don't know... i tried google and got lost...
does it fluoresce under your lights? if so, you might actually have some tridacniid... i doubt it... but who knows... don't pry it off if you want it to live... try some phyto plankton. it should have a fleshy exhaust 'tube' if it's still alive. does it shut up tight?
there's a boat load of bivalves that remain uninteresting and therefore unknown in our hobby. let us know how it goes.
does it fluoresce under your lights? if so, you might actually have some tridacniid... i doubt it... but who knows... don't pry it off if you want it to live... try some phyto plankton. it should have a fleshy exhaust 'tube' if it's still alive. does it shut up tight?
there's a boat load of bivalves that remain uninteresting and therefore unknown in our hobby. let us know how it goes.
