Squamosa Clam Problem?

[hansonfam]

Hi there

I have a large squamosa who seems a little ticked today and i can see why

He is about the size of a football but today i noticed his inlet siphon was gapping widely. So i was looking in there and sure enough a little white crab about the size of a acro crab. Completly white and just crawlling around annoying it apparently. So i tried to get this little bugger out but of course the clam was not going to allow me to do that.

So needless to say he is still gapping but there is really nothing i can do about it.His mantle is still all the way extended its just the gapping.

Should i worry?

Lisa

 

[quicksilverq]

post a picture please. list of fish would be great.

 

[hansonfam]

Its not a fish. Its the crab that is crawling around on the inside of his inlet syphon. And i tried to get a pic of it but its to small. Looks like an acro crab.

And fish list is in my signature but its not the fish its the crab

 

[a4twenty]

is he almost see through??

sounds like a commensal crab and are perfectly fine, the crab benfits from the home and shouldn't do any harm.

some pics of commensal shrimp ( couldn't find any of the crabs )

could you list your water params??

any chance the nem is to close??

 

[hansonfam]

Oh your soooo good...lol

Thats what it is. Okay i feel better.

Water Params are

Calcium-420
Dkh-8
Nitrate-0
Ph-8.2
Temp-80

No the nem is on the other side of the tank.
It has closed now. I think when i saw it maybe it was just in a awkward place in the clam.
But glad to know thats all it is. I have never seen one of those before in him so wasn't sure if i should try to find a way to get it out

Thanks
Lisa

 

[a4twenty]

glad to help and to hear he's back to normal

 

[quicksilverq]

I have heard that clams have been comming in with them in the past year alot.