LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
Hey all,
I think my clam is either dead or on its way out, and I am leaving town for 10 days later this afternoon. So I need to make a quick decision on wether to pull it out or leave it in.
The clam in question is a 3" teardrop maxima from LA's diver's den. I got it 2 weeks ago, and it has never really opened fully. I blame that on my majestic angel and copperband butterfly mostly. It was on the sandbed (kept jumping off the rocks) of a 90g under 250w 10K. A few days ago I moved it to my refugium (because it was being nipped). The fuge is pretty shallow (30 breeder) and the clam was placed on a shell on the sandbed directly under a 6500K 39w T5 tube (there are two over the tank).
As of this morning I decided to make a little stand out of eggcrate to get it closer to the light before I left. When I went to move it, it stayed locked about 1/2" open. I did notice two sexy shrimp hanging out on it.
Normally when I lose clams (dont ask me why I have so much experience in losing clams... thats another thread) I leave them in for a few days until the body detaches from the shell. I figure that way I know its dead. However I dont have the time to do that because I am leaving town today.
Is being locked half-open (but retracted mantle) a sign that it's dead?
I think my clam is either dead or on its way out, and I am leaving town for 10 days later this afternoon. So I need to make a quick decision on wether to pull it out or leave it in.
The clam in question is a 3" teardrop maxima from LA's diver's den. I got it 2 weeks ago, and it has never really opened fully. I blame that on my majestic angel and copperband butterfly mostly. It was on the sandbed (kept jumping off the rocks) of a 90g under 250w 10K. A few days ago I moved it to my refugium (because it was being nipped). The fuge is pretty shallow (30 breeder) and the clam was placed on a shell on the sandbed directly under a 6500K 39w T5 tube (there are two over the tank).
As of this morning I decided to make a little stand out of eggcrate to get it closer to the light before I left. When I went to move it, it stayed locked about 1/2" open. I did notice two sexy shrimp hanging out on it.
Normally when I lose clams (dont ask me why I have so much experience in losing clams... thats another thread) I leave them in for a few days until the body detaches from the shell. I figure that way I know its dead. However I dont have the time to do that because I am leaving town today.
Is being locked half-open (but retracted mantle) a sign that it's dead?
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