cloudancer
05/03/2005, 02:29 PM
I came home from work today to find one of my clams retracted into his shell like he does when you take him out of the water or otherwise disturb him a great deal. Given nothing else in the tank was showing any stress and it was midway through the "high" light part of my cycle I was more than a little puzzled. After a couple hours I'm really puzzled. I've picked him up to check for any changes or something on his underside, nothing. He wasn't "loose" or weak in the shell, pinched or an unusual color. He does react to light/movement by retracting a little more.
The only change in the tank was that my GF moved him about 4 inches over the weekend because he was starting to shade another clam (they "climb" on top of each other and have to be separated every couple weeks). Anybody ever see anything like this? I've heard of of corals that do weird things but not anything like this from a giant clam.
BTW I've had him for 9 months without problems, he is probably about 6-8" long. He is about 14" under water with a 10k-250DE about 6" above the water.
The only change in the tank was that my GF moved him about 4 inches over the weekend because he was starting to shade another clam (they "climb" on top of each other and have to be separated every couple weeks). Anybody ever see anything like this? I've heard of of corals that do weird things but not anything like this from a giant clam.
BTW I've had him for 9 months without problems, he is probably about 6-8" long. He is about 14" under water with a 10k-250DE about 6" above the water.