Gluing T. crocea to rock?

[rt67ghy]

I have read that it's better to glue tridacnids to a rock using putty so they're protected from bristle worms which eat the byssal organs and kill the clams. I have a lot of bristle worms in my tank and was wondering if I should do the same with my small crocea to protect it or is it not necessary? Thanks in advance.

 

[Art13]

i don't know about bristle worms eating a healthy clam but i'm almost positive it wouldn't be a good idea to glue one to anything as it could damage his foot or cause stress. usually if placed on a rock they will attach themselves and i believe crocea will actually burrow into the rock if i'm not mistaken, they will secrete an acid that will dissolve it.

 

[rt67ghy]

Thanks for the advice. It's taken a huge burden off my mind.

 

[Art13]

No problem, i don't personally have any bristle worms in my tank, but my understanding of the majority of them is that they are just scavengers. If the clam was heading downhill and starting to die they would pic it clean so i can see where someone would come to that conclusion, but i have man other scavengers in the tank along with my clams and none will touch anything healthy.

 

[MondoBongo]

please don't glue Tridacna clams!

they will attach themselves if they're happy. unless you have a bobbit/eunice worm (NOT a bristle worm) or the clam is already dying, the bristle worms will not hurt it. they don't eat anything alive. only dead/dying things.

using glue, putty, or anything else to affix them to anything will end up harming them.

 

[rt67ghy]

Thanks MondoBongo for the advice. I did not glue my clam to a rock but at the beginning was seriously considering whether I should do so after reading an article where the writer suggests we do it to protect their byssal organs from attack by bristle worms. I thought it was normal practice but it didn't seem right; that's why I asked the good fellows of this forum for the right approach.