adamRS80
Sun, 13th Jul 2003, 09:59 PM
I've been having a little trouble with a maxima clam that I have. Jim N I would have PMed you for advice but I figured others could benefit from any discussion on this topic. I started off with a great high quality clam from Jim, and until recently it has been doing well. I have plenty of lighting, and have been monitoring Ca, Alk, and doing regular water changes. I have other clams in my tank that are doing fine as well as some sps frags that are growing nicely. This tank has been running for over a year. The clam is basically not opening as wide as it used to and the mantle stays sort of tucked into the shell. It basically looks half open or less, all the time. I think that some sand might have gotten into it either from a goby sifting right on top of it, or because of a large squamosa I have closing rapidly nearby, possibly forcing sand to land on top of, and inside it. Other than this I have no idea what could be causing the problem. I can say that from what I can see the clam still has good color. I am not an expert on clams so I'd love some help. I do feed the tank with DT's, golden pearls and baby brine, and the tank is lit with one 250 XM, and a 75w VHO super act R. Temp is between 78 and 81. Is there anything I can do for it other than move it to higher ground to avoid sand?