Clam

[MadReefer]

I got a nice deal on a 4 inch Crocea clam this past weekend. My question is do they move?
It was against a rock and now its close to the front glass. I want to move it but worried about damaging the foot.

 

[amado]

They do have a foot and can move. It will move to better light or flow. I wouldn’t touch it. If it’s happy I would leave it alone. The front of the glass might have a higher par with the light reflecting off the glass.

 

[MadReefer]

They do have a foot and can move. It will move to better light or flow. I wouldn’t touch it. If it’s happy I would leave it alone. The front of the glass might have a higher par with the light reflecting off the glass.

Thanks. Now I cannot get my algae magnet in there to clean that part of the glass. Maybe I can try by hand with a razor.

 

[amado]

I just picked up a clam @ RAP and I looked this morning
To see if it moved. To my surprise I couldn’t find it.
Then I looked at my urchin and he pick up the clam.
This is not good. I was able to dislodge the clam and put it back on the sand. I like the urchin but if it does it again
He is gone.

 

[MadReefer]

I just picked up a clam @ RAP and I looked this morning
To see if it moved. To my surprise I couldn’t find it.
Then I looked at my urchin and he pick up the clam.
This is not good. I was able to dislodge the clam and put it back on the sand. I like the urchin but if it does it again
He is gone.

How big is the clam?

 

[amado]

How big is the clam?

It’s like 3” it’s small

 

[MadReefer]

It’s like 3” it’s small

Nice color on the clam. Mine looks drab but from the top it has a nice orange color.

 

[ericrodriguez]

I just picked up a clam @ RAP and I looked this morning
To see if it moved. To my surprise I couldn’t find it.
Then I looked at my urchin and he pick up the clam.
This is not good. I was able to dislodge the clam and put it back on the sand. I like the urchin but if it does it again
He is gone.

That’s why I haven’t added a urchin. They just pick everything on their way

 

[amado]

That’s why I haven’t added a urchin. They just pick everything on their way

They eat algae and keep my rocks clean. So I always put one in tanks.

 

[MadReefer]

Pics

 

[bigyankfan]

You should get a clam cradle - clams have a foot that they use to attach themselves to a substrate. If you move them, it rips the foot and the clam dies. If you put them in a cradle, they attach to the cradle and you can move them.

 

[MadReefer]

You should get a clam cradle - clams have a foot that they use to attach themselves to a substrate. If you move them, it rips the foot and the clam dies. If you put them in a cradle, they attach to the cradle and you can move them.

Thanks

 

[Salted]

I just picked up a clam @ RAP and I looked this morning
To see if it moved. To my surprise I couldn’t find it.
Then I looked at my urchin and he pick up the clam.
This is not good. I was able to dislodge the clam and put it back on the sand. I like the urchin but if it does it again
He is gone.

Hey Amado, I love my urchin. If you get rid of yours lmk.

 

[amado]

Hey Amado, I love my urchin. If you get rid of yours lmk.

No I would just move him to another tank.
I love urchins as well