What is coming out of my clam?

[jccaclimber]

I've had this guy for a couple weeks now. Don't mind the poor mantle extension, it's normally better than this. Right after feeding the tank mysis cubes today this white thing kept poking out of the clam. I thought the foot came out the bottom, and this is coming out of the inlet. What is it?

 

[oldbones]

Yep, that's his foot too.

I hope it's not a bad omen for you, it was for me.

 

[jccaclimber]

Doing ok so far. The owner at the LFS suggested that it was the feeding organ and not the foot as it was while I was feeding.

 

[SoloGarth]

Yeah that looks like the exhalent siphon to me. Pretty blurry picture though. The foot should be on the bottom not there.

 

[jccaclimber]

Yeah that looks like the exhalent siphon to me. Pretty blurry picture though. The foot should be on the bottom not there.

The exhalent siphon coming out the inhalent siphon? The exhalent siphon was still facing out as usual at the other end.

 

[SoloGarth]

Well I couldn't tell where the inhalant siphon is from those pics. Try to get some more clear photos.