inhalant siphon too wide

ezcompany

ezcompany

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i'm assuming this is a sign of stress, as the maxima has been in my tank for less than 36 hours. if the inhalant siphon remains to be too wide, is this a sign of lack of iodine? (someone tipped me that it was after seeing the clam)
 
I haven't heard the iodine thing before. I am one of those that don't like to see gaping in maxima or crocea. Could just be that it's still stressed from adjusting to a new system. 36 hours is still pretty early.
 
I have 6 clams in my tank. When I got the last 4, two were gaping. About 5 weeks later only one is and not as bad. None look stressed in any other way and all are growing. I will admit that the one that is still gaping is growing the least. I feel that if conditions are good they can recover. If iodine were needed I think all my clams would be gaping.
 
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From what I can see the gills don't look damaged. I would not freak just yet. Give it some time and do not start moving it every few days. Leave it alone.
 
The center of the mantle looks a bit bleached, so I wonder if its recovering a bit. I wouldnt worry, though, it'll recover.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8717583#post8717583 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefkoi
yeah I noticed the center has lost some color, Does anyone here know why?
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its not uncommon for Maximas to be on the clear side in the central mantle. i have some with even color and some that are more clear. i dont know why this is but they haven't changed
 
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