Hurt clam
- Thread starter Bry17nyc
- Start date
- Location
- New Jersey
best is to remove it if you have fishes known to pick at clams ! what \type of fishes do you have to begin with? lets see if is a fish or something else??
- Location
- Ossining, NY
+1
Do you now if it's a Xmas Islands or Hawaiian variety? I find the Xmas Islands ones tend to nip more than the Hawaiian ones.
FWIW
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- Location
- Ronkonkoma, NY
I have to ask, what is the clam's nose
- Location
- Ossining, NY
I think it's technically called a siphon (some call it the neck) and not the "nose" :smile:
Exactly. I always compare it to the nassarius snail's nose that's why I call it like that lol
But now I know better
- Location
- New Jersey
ok the fishes that you have mention could nip at the clam but at the same time if they would done so they will go back especially the flame and the trigger need to keep an eye on them from pic clam does not look bad at all. so a bit hard to too do so if you like to spend time to film the tank for one day you can see actually what's going on! or take chance to leave in it or remove ! def. not a crab cause he would finished it !! let us know any progress
How long have you had clam w/ these fish?
Croceas are high light, strong flow clams. Largest byssal for attachment. Probably should move higher and away from other corals.
Incurrent siphon is correct term.
Croceas are hard to keep IMO. Notorious for pinched mantle dz.
Sig
Croceas are high light, strong flow clams. Largest byssal for attachment. Probably should move higher and away from other corals.
Incurrent siphon is correct term.
Croceas are hard to keep IMO. Notorious for pinched mantle dz.
Sig
That's what I'm saying. They just not going to bite a piece off and that's it, but the only fish I've seen touching the clam was the melanarus.
Would it grow it back?
That clam is one of the oldest live stock.. It has about 1 1/2 year.. But the trigger and the flame only been in there for months.. My lighting is pretty good for the clam
I have a 8 bulb tek fixture and my tank is 24" high
honestly, the clam from the picture looks pretty healthy, is normal for a fish to swim around it and mess with it. Did you see the melanrus wrasse or flame angel physicacally pick off a pc of flesh?
if you are concern, +1 on isolating the clam in the sump or currently remove the wrasse and angel to the sump. But like I said b4, the clam looks pretty good from your picture
also keep the alkanity, ph, calcium in check and good lighting so the clam can be in optimal health incase there's issues.
if you are concern, +1 on isolating the clam in the sump or currently remove the wrasse and angel to the sump. But like I said b4, the clam looks pretty good from your picture
also keep the alkanity, ph, calcium in check and good lighting so the clam can be in optimal health incase there's issues.
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