new clam's mouth?

[suprzman]

hey everybody, i purchased a maxima clam today,
it looks good, healthy, good coloring, but i had a question about the size of its mouth. this is my first clam, so i'm not sure, but its mouth seems a bit large? its roughly a third of the size of the whole clam, and i can see inside to where its gut and gills must be.... is this normal?
any help would be appreciated!
Z.

 

[mbbuna]

it sounds like it gaping from the move it should get better in the next day, if not post back with more info on ur tank,lighting ect....

 

[suprzman]

tank info

tank info

hey mbbuna, thanks for the reply. the clams mouth seems about the same maybe a bit more closed,
i'm going to try to post some pictures here.
my tank info: its a 29 gallon tank, with 250W HQI lighting, 10K.

 

[suprzman]

photos

photos

 

[suprzman]

the images arent coming out sharp (i'm sure it has to do with the camera) but you can see the mouth on the right side of the clam. if i look inside, i can see the internal organs of the clam...
thanks,
Z.

 

[cristhiam]

nice maxima, looks normal to me how big is it?

 

[suprzman]

thanks christhiam, its about 2.5 inches right now.
actually i think that the mouth isnt as open now as it was three days ago, so i'm sure its gaping is going down. its coloring is still good, so thats a good indication (i hope).
i still have to go and get some phytoplankton for it, i havent had a chance yet. any advice on feeding?

 

[mbbuna]

its hard to see but it looks fine from what i can see. good mantle extention, and the incurrent orifice looks normal

 

[cristhiam]

Feed the clam DTs that's what a lot of people recomend. I feed mine Kent's Pytho, I got my maxima about 1.5" and now it's 2" for about 4 months now. Try to get yours attached to a rock or a half shell just put it under. You can see a picture of mine in my gallery