I just got some new clams and wanted a little discussion.

[AcroSteve]

I do not have any experience with these so no advice, but it looks to be a goner.

Anything in particular I can do for this clam? More shade? Feed it? Rub it's belly?

 

[holeinone1972]

Are you religous? Prayer is my only advice.

I am surprised it looks this bad. Barry @ Clamsdirect is a first class guy, but every once in a while we all lose one.

I will keep my fingers crossed also.

rob

 

[Julio]

my pompheis loo like that when they really need feeding, so i would feed them on a daily basis for a week and you will see the mantle open up a lot more. These clams seem to be a little more high maintaintenance as they seem to rwuire a little more food then the cultured ones.

 

[AcroSteve]

Good news and not so good news.

Good news and not so good news.

The maxima is looking better. Yesterday, I fed it twice, This feeding required that I move it out into full light and the mantle extention today is a lot more even and the reaction is decent.

Mantle still looks a little "thick" on the edges around the siphon. Bleaching is evident also.

Please not the clam has been rotated 180 from the previous pics.

This Crocea has some damage to the mantle in the bottom right of this pic. Seems like this area is getting larger. I figured it was a little shipping damage and would heal up. Is this common for it to increase in size initially?

 

[Julio]

great blck mantle

 

[Barry N.]

Steve,

Looks like they have been rolling in the sand.

 

[AcroSteve]

Actually, most of that is microbubbles. I have a slight leak on my CL that I cannot find.

And some of it is probably sand where the clams have been blowing it around trying to get dug into the sandbed.

 

[Barry N.]

trying to get dug into the sandbed.

Did you place a flat piece of rock under the clam so when he starts to bore he will attach? That will help him from boring so much.

 

[AcroSteve]

Right now, I have a pvc ring under them. They will be getting transfered to anothe tank soon.