I have a T. maxima (gold/yellow/brown) that I've had for about ten days. It has been doing great until now. I got up at 3 in the morning and went to peak in the tank. I noticed several gammurus and mysids "frolicking" around the clam's mantle. When I shone the light on it, it quickly closed.
This morning it didn't look quite right. It was slightly open but the mantle was retracted. Waving my hand over it caused no reaction. I thought it had died. I sprayed it with a baster and it then closed up, but after opening again, even rocking it with my hand took a while to get any reaction.
The clam is 12" below the surface under two 175w/10k plus actinic bulbs. SG is 1.025, A/N/N is 0/0/<1ppm. Temp is 80 F. Fish are 1 yellow tang, one domino damsel. Some snails, hermits, and a cleaner shrimp make up the rest of the mobile room mates.
The clam attached to the rock within 48 hours, has expanded fully until now and has not faded in color at all.
I have fed (by dispersal) phytoplankton twice a week. The tank has a lot of microfood floating around.
Is this clam having problems, or just a bad clam day? Thanks!
This morning it didn't look quite right. It was slightly open but the mantle was retracted. Waving my hand over it caused no reaction. I thought it had died. I sprayed it with a baster and it then closed up, but after opening again, even rocking it with my hand took a while to get any reaction.
The clam is 12" below the surface under two 175w/10k plus actinic bulbs. SG is 1.025, A/N/N is 0/0/<1ppm. Temp is 80 F. Fish are 1 yellow tang, one domino damsel. Some snails, hermits, and a cleaner shrimp make up the rest of the mobile room mates.
The clam attached to the rock within 48 hours, has expanded fully until now and has not faded in color at all.
I have fed (by dispersal) phytoplankton twice a week. The tank has a lot of microfood floating around.
Is this clam having problems, or just a bad clam day? Thanks!