View Full Version : removing an attached clam?
golfbomber
12/09/2005, 01:29 AM
I just got a small maxima and i wanted to move it around to a different place in my sandbed but it has seemed to attached to my tank floor. i have about 2 inches of sugar sand so it is'nt that deep. should i just pull it off or some how pry it off? :(
mbbuna
12/09/2005, 01:55 AM
No!!! you need to tip it to one side so you can see the byssal threads, then take a sharp knife and cut the threads as far away from the clam as you can
golfbomber
12/09/2005, 02:25 AM
darn is that the only way? will it come off on its own later?
fishieness
12/09/2005, 08:45 AM
if it is attached then it is very possible that it likes the spot where it is right now.
acro-wrasse
12/09/2005, 08:52 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6249216#post6249216 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mbbuna
No!!! you need to tip it to one side so you can see the byssal threads, then take a sharp knife and cut the threads as far away from the clam as you can
exacto knife works well, but I have used a utility knife blade too.
Ripping the gland off by prying can "shorten" the life span of the clam to days:mad2:
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