My CS killed my Baby Max!

[FishNutzBoi]

I got my first clam last saturday. It was a green Max. I placed it on the rockwork, about 1/2 up in the tank (see spec. in myinfo). It expanded pretty well but not all the way. It kept moving and falling off to the substrate so i moved it down to the sandbed on the 2nd day. A few hours later, it tilted to the side and there were some brownish strings coming out from the mantle itself (not from the syphons, from the flesh 0.o). I thought it didn't like its location so i moved it back to where i first placed it and it didn't move for like 3 hours. I noticed tho, the mantle didn't expand as much as it did the 1st day. I sat in front of the tank while i was doing my homework and i saw my cleaner shrimp PULLING ON THE CLAM's MANTLE! I moved the clam to another side and fed my CS a piece of shrimp...3rd day morning... my clam died...

I thought CS was reefsafe?

 

[jay24k]

It was probably already dying. Cleaner shrimp will not kill a clam.

 

[gary faulkner]

Cleaner Shrimp will not bother clams at all.
Sorry for your loss.

 

[Peabody]

Agreed with the above, but just a warning.....you probably shouldn't get another clam. 2x65w PCs aren't even close for keeping a maxima.

 

[FishNutzBoi]

That's what im planning XD Darn it shrimp

 

[Charlie97L]

you could get a deresa or squamosa with that light, if you put it up on the rock a bit... those are lower light clams.

 

[ROB2005]

for the high light clams MH is highly recommended if you can afford it

 

[FishNutzBoi]

Oh really? Cool. i heard that squamosa is quite rare right? i must start looking for one. Thanks alot for the suggestion!

 

[Peabody]

No, squamosas are quite common. Bright blue squamosas are fairly uncommon.

 

[onegreenray]

only clam you may get away with is agigas but your tank is going to be way to small for it. they are low light clams. my avatar is a rare squammie.

 

[Peabody]

I agree. I personally still wouldn't do a squamosa under those lights in a 29. Before I knew better I tried one in a 12 inch tank under 3 65 watt bulbs.