Got my first clam today - worried

[justletmein]

Ordered my first clam and am very excited, got it from www.coralcity.com

After acclimation and placed him on the sand bed and he got comfortable and opened up a little (quickly closed when a fish swam over him! ). I noticed that he's got 4 very white (bleached?) spots on him, as I understand this should not be!

Is this from stress and will he recover?

What can I do to really baby him?

 

[chewie]

How big is the clam?

I noticed that he's got 4 very white (bleached?) spots on him

On the mantle?

What can I do to really baby him?

Feed Phytoplankton to the clam in a separate container every couple of days.

Have you read this? http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70806

Jon

 

[justletmein]

Hi Jon, thanks for the reply!

The clam is 3.5"

Yes, on the mantle.

That sounds like a normal amount of phyto, could feeding more help?

I have not read all of them yet, thanks for the link! I'll finish them today.

 

[ReefEze]

No, do NOT feed more! You could try everyday, but do NOT increase the concentration of phytoplankton. The clams wont ingest it if its too concentrated.

RE

 

[justletmein]

Okay. Any idea what caused the white spots? I'm still concerned as I do not know what they are or what they mean...