Help! Clam!

[malx]

So while I was mounting corals my a piece of my Acro broke off and hit my maxima clam and my clam closed on it and won't release the coral. I can't pull it out because the clam just closes tighter when I go near it. It starts to open then the coral looses and the clam feels it move and tightens up again. It's been like 15m not sure what to do!!

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[Bpb]

Eventually it will let go. Had this happen


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[malx]

Eventually it will let go. Had this happen


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Ok thanks! I'll leave it alone.


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[malx]

Oh snap. I just went over to it to watch it and whitnessed the clam withdraw its Mantle completely and then push it out real fast to release the Acro. What a boss.


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[Sk8r]

One thing you learn in reefing is that many things happen in nature---some of them fatal---but quite often the critters have their own ways of handling what happens on a reef by storm, or some clumsy fish, or by predator.

 

[fijisrfr]

What's your maxima doing on the sand? Wait until nighttime then try again



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[malx]

What's your maxima doing on the sand? Wait until nighttime then try again



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Not sure. He was on a rock and then he moved there. He's sort of attaching himself to the glass below the sand. Not really sure what to do, think I should stick him on a rock again?


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[fijisrfr]

Not if its attached


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[MondoBongo]

once when plucking algae in my tank with a fairly long pair of stainless steel tweezers i dropped them and they landed point down directly in the middle of my derasa.

ouch!

i was very worried. he closed up tight on them. i was able to coax them out after a few minutes when he relinquished his grip slightly.

there was a few marks on the mantle where the points hit, and where the he squeezed against it as the shell closed, but thankfully no long term damage.

that was almost two years ago, and i'm happy to say he's still with me, and doing just fine.

 

[monkeysee1]

Not really sure what to do, think I should stick him on a rock again?

No. If you do you might risk damaging its feet. That might kill it. Leave it be on the sand. They like being on a sand bed!

 

[AZtitanic]

That clam looks like he's toking on a stogie!

 

[Fish Friend]

I have read that magnesium is used to shock oisters (at 8000) but that is not really useful now that you remind me that they have an attaching foot .. I guess you have to wait until it lets go of the blunt object ?