Maxima Clam & Bristle Worms

RanmanFish · 10/31/2015, 06:53 PM

We just got a Maxima Clam and we have a bristle worm(s) and I was told that said worms will eat the clam. Is there any substance/truth to this?

I currently have the clam mid-level on live rock but I'd rather have him in the substrate but this may further expose it to the BW's, if indeed there really is a threat.

royvoss · 11/03/2015, 04:31 PM

as far as i know , bristle worms should not bother a clam unless it is dead or dying, there may be some worms that do attack clams, but the ones i have in my tank do not.

MondoBongo · 11/04/2015, 11:07 AM

no, bristle worms are no threat to healthy clams. eunice/bobbit worms on the other hand are a different story. however if you have one of those in your tank, they're a problem for everything living.

i would rethink placing it on the sand bed though, maximas are purported to like being up the rocks, and need very intense light, more similar to a T. crocea than to a sand dweller like a T. derasa.

RanmanFish · 11/06/2015, 04:52 PM

Thanks for the advice. I am actually going to move the clam back to a rock area as advised.

10/31/2015, 06:53 PM	#1
RanmanFish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 12	Maxima Clam & Bristle Worms We just got a Maxima Clam and we have a bristle worm(s) and I was told that said worms will eat the clam. Is there any substance/truth to this? I currently have the clam mid-level on live rock but I'd rather have him in the substrate but this may further expose it to the BW's, if indeed there really is a threat.

11/04/2015, 11:07 AM	#3
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	no, bristle worms are no threat to healthy clams. eunice/bobbit worms on the other hand are a different story. however if you have one of those in your tank, they're a problem for everything living. i would rethink placing it on the sand bed though, maximas are purported to like being up the rocks, and need very intense light, more similar to a T. crocea than to a sand dweller like a T. derasa. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

11/03/2015, 04:31 PM	#2
royvoss Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: nj Posts: 467	as far as i know , bristle worms should not bother a clam unless it is dead or dying, there may be some worms that do attack clams, but the ones i have in my tank do not.

11/06/2015, 04:52 PM	#4
RanmanFish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 12	Thanks for the advice. I am actually going to move the clam back to a rock area as advised.