What is this tubeworm and this clam on my clam???

[Panzz]

What are these tow things on the side of my clam's shell???

 

[Anonymous]

Not to be a smartass, but they look like a tubeworm and a clam of some sort. Both harmless.

Your T. crocea looks a little unhappy. How long have you had it?

 

[danmhippo]

Oh, I thought it's maxima. OK, maybe I got them confused again........


Sorry.

 

[Anonymous]

(The flower pot does not look too happy either....)

Look more like a crocea, but can't tell absolutely.

 

[John_Brandt]

Well, on the far left it looks like the skeleton of a dead Euphyllia coral. The tube does not look like a fanworm. Does it create a mucus thread or net to capture food?

 

[Anonymous]

John, are you thinking a vermetid snail?

I thought the clam was the yellow thing just under the edge of the mantle on the right side of the tridacna shell.

It could be T. maxima, I suck at ID'ng clams for certain. The shell looks like a crocea to me though.

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

If he's talking about the tube on the upper corner of the side of the clam's shell facing away from us, then it looks like the opening of a sea squirt to me. Of course there's the possibility that I'm completely off track

 

[Anonymous]

Mmmm, slight possibility, but it looks like the base of it is encrusted with algae. Also I think he would have mentioned there were two openings if it were a tunicate.

 

[Panzz]

srry that I didn't mention that these photos were taken when I jus on the lights if not I would not be able to get those two by the side of my clam, here is a photo after the light was on for about an 10-15mins or so.

 

[Panzz]

yup it creates so sort of thread like mucus and then got on to my clam sometimes.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure that is a T. crocea. And the gaping of the incurrent siphon is not a good sign.

 

[Panzz]

hmmm ok but what can I do to improve on that?

 

[PinkFloydReefer]

I dont think it looks like it is gaping too terribly. The crocea's at my store, when they have gaped, you will definatly know it. I also think the quality of the pic does not give the clam justice.

 

[Anonymous]

hmmm ok but what can I do to improve on that?

Maintain high Ca/Alk/pH, high light, good water conditions, and high light. Otherwise fairly easy. Sit back and watch them grow.

 

[Tackett]

Matt, I could be way off, but I dont think that clam looks too bad...and what do you mean by incurrent siphon? But I think the Calcium is low, I dont see any white growth on that shell from the first pic.

But to answer your question....Oceans is correct I think. That looks exactly like the little pineapple lookin tunicates that I have everywhere in my tank.. Would give you a picture if I had a digital camera. Anyways, I dont have the first freakin clue what is on stuck on him on the left side of that pic, looks like a tubey worm, but can't be for sure. Regardless, I've never known any parasites on clams other than those little white rice lookin buggers that get attached to the shell. I know this aint exactly techinical terms, but you get the drift.