Clam and coco worm question

[Sherita]

Ok, two questions here.....

first, does anyone know if a coco worm and a red coris wrasse can exist in the same tank, or will the coris rip the heads off the coco worm?

Second, does anyone have any suggestions on how to get a crocea clam off a rock? He's quite well attached, and the rock is too big to fit into my tank (haven't brought him home yet, till I see if I can get him off). Ideas anyone?

[tebstan]

Is it a big clam?

I bought a little one attached to a rock I didn't like. It was so wedged on there I couldn't even see the foot or byssal threads. I tilted it at a slight angle for a few days, forcing the clam to shift a bit so the bottom end was more exposed. Then I just squirted water at it occasionally. Regular old tank water, just lightly enough to bother it. Leaving it tilted a bit, it was easier on the clam to rest right side up on the sand bed than hang on to a rock sideways. It took a few days and it was just a tiny clam. On a big clam the angle might stress it too much.

[Sherita]

He's maybe 3 inches or so. I will try your idea. I just freak at the thought of trying to cut the byssal threads. If he will let go, I have a lovely place for him in my tank. If he won't, then I will have to cut his rock up so that what's left will fit in my tank.