My LMB and my Crocea

[Bandsaw]

LMBs and Clams sometimes do not get along. I've had this LMB for a little over a year. Thus far, he has never touched any of my three clams. In fact, one of his favourite perches is on the mantle of a crocea. He just kinda sits there and watches us in the living room. The crocea has gotten used to him being there and never reacts to him any more.


Here he is;

 

[a4twenty]

nice

the LMB gets a bad rap because he will pluck at algae along the edge of the clams shell, causing stress. looks like your crocea doesn't mind though.

 

[phish guy]

love the pics.

sadly my LMB (my avatar) died shortly before getting my first clam. once i get my tang out of my tank, im going to get another, i just hope it behaves, i have 3 clams now.

 

[Bandsaw]

I've had this LMB for about year and two months now. My girls have named him "Grumpy".

He lives with a Bristle Tooth Tang who was in the tank first. Even after a year, the tang will put the run on him. Does not seem to phase him though. A real chase only happens now once in a while. Other times, the tang will just nose up to the LMB and they have a staring contest. Yet other times, they play a leisurely game of chase around the rocks.

Both are good and fat. The LMB has never taken prepared foods, so I make sure I feed the tank enough that some algae grow.

As for the clams, I would not mind if the Grumpy would clean up the HA underneath the mantle. It is the only spot HA grows in my tank.

 

[a4twenty]

great to hear, they have a lot of character, one of my favourites.

if he won't take regular prepared food try a little Nori, mine loves it and will steal a piece whenever i put it in for my purple tang. IME they don't go after GHA unless it is very new and short.