Updated clam pic. Moving?

[ellisz]

I recently moved my clam and it appears to me moving. Should I move it back? I am still not liking the mantle extension I am getting either. The one edge loooks pinched still.

Ideas?

http://ellisz.home.insightbb.com/clam/clam_0813.jpg
http://ellisz.home.insightbb.com/clam/clam_0813b.jpg


Thanks

 

[mbbuna]

i dont think its pinched.and clams will move around untill they find the spot that they like

 

[ellisz]

Thanks. If it falls, it will be a bit of a drop. I was tryng to move it up higher to see if it wanted more light.

Just want to figure out why it does not extend its mantle further. Does it look healthy?

I want another clam but I don't want to get another if this one is not happy.

Thanks

 

[mbbuna]

it looked ok,what is your lighting? how long have you had it?what fish,crabs,shrimp do you have?and hows your water?

 

[ellisz]

Lighting is 2x250 MH with 2 54 watt T5's(1 03 1 blue+)
I got the clam in June.
Tank mates are: Yellow Tang, percula clown,2 yellow tail damsels, royal gramma, watchman gobyand a Mandarin Dragonette. 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 CBS 1-2 porcelin crabs and a mixture of snails... nassarius,cerith,astrea.

Have not tested my water lately but Ca is usually at 420, Alk 2.5-3 meg/L. My SPS, zoos and misc. softies grow like crazy so I dont worry too much about testing often. I have a 15 gal refugium with chaeto and a 20L frag prop tank tied into my system as well.

 

[mbbuna]

everything looks good.keep an eye on it,watch the cleaners and if you can ,slowly bump the alk. to 4.5. have you checked for pyrams? also what temp is your MH?

 

[ellisz]

I have not noticed and pyramid snails. I believe there are some vermitids on the shell. They seem to send webbing out everywhere. It has got on a SPS colony nearby.

My MH's are CV 14k's