What's wrong with my clam?

[SSpiro]

Let me know if you can see it.. white growth? on the side. (click the image to make it larger)

How to treat? What is it? Help!

Thanks

 

[a4twenty]

is it only on the shell? and is it hard??

 

[SSpiro]

Yes, and yes. From what I could tell. Was going to try and remove, but didn't want to harm it.

 

[mbbuna]

cant see much from the photo but to me it looks like a ball sponge but if you say its hard then i would say its a vermetid snail. both are harmless

 

[SSpiro]

Good news. Doesn't seem to bother him, so ill leave it be.

 

[ronald7410]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12555477#post12555477 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SSpiro
Good news. Doesn't seem to bother him, so ill leave it be.

I would still take it out. It might impede the clam's full potential to open.

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12555384#post12555384 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mbbuna
but if you say its hard then i would say its a vermetid snail.

thats what i was thinking


as long as he isn't sticking out his ugly face and tickling the clams mantle, he should be fine. the clam probably doesn't even know he's there.

if you can get a better pic or the situation changes, let us know

 

[SSpiro]

Will do. Will it be easy to remove? Clam has to stay in water, right?

 

[a4twenty]

if you choose to remove him, it may require a little elbow grease to scrape the shell off but it shouldn't be that hard. the clam can come out of water, you just want to limit the time he is out or you may cause a spawning incident.

 

[SSpiro]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12559850#post12559850 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
if you choose to remove him, it may require a little elbow grease to scrape the shell off but it shouldn't be that hard. the clam can come out of water, you just want to limit the time he is out or you may cause a spawning incident.

Got it. SHOULD this be removed?