question: clam attacted

[gskidmor]

My monster gold bar maroon (monster = size (7") + attitude (man biter)) knocked over a sps frag onto my 5" squamosa clam and it ripped a part of the edge off the side....will this hurt it or will it heal?

I've attatched a picture.

 

[DT's_Reef]

It looks like the mantle has pinched back a bit in the area it was damaged. I'm willing to bet it'll be fine. I see new shell growth which means the clam was already healthy.

I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Put a leash on the maroon!

 

[ADS]

It will be fine. I cut off sections of mantle ~1cm to breed clams.
It takes a couple of months to grow back. That injury looks much less severe.
Adam

 

[mantisshrimp]

And it's not a squamosa,it's a derasa clam.

 

[ADS]

Definately a derasa-

 

[gskidmor]

Looking through some online pictures, it looks like you are definitely right, it is a deresa!!

Well I'm glad to hear that it should be alright...he grows so rapidly, he's definitely fun to watch and show off