moving clam?

[JimD]

If its on the glass, try wedging a credit card between the foot and the glass then scraping it away from the glass.

[cavipower1]

thatll work too haha

[joelb]

i have a clam that is easily a foot big and heavy and it attached itself to the rock it was on and i decided to move the rock higher in the tank and the next morning the clam was face down in the sand and a large "meat" looking thing (his foot or whatever its called) was still attached to the origional rock. the clam is doing just fine and it has been at least 6 months. i also had to move another clamfrom a rock but this one was ATTACHED big time, i ripped it off and tore the bottum and the clam is also doing just fine. so, i know it wont die from being removed....good luck

[hobogato]

....this one was ATTACHED big time, i ripped it off and tore the bottum and the clam is also doing just fine.....

i would say you got very lucky there. a have read many times that the threads can be cut with a razor blade, but that pulling them could injur the clam internally and leave it open for infection. also, if a clam is severely stressed, it releases a scent that nassarius snails and hermits cant resist. i have read of people losing clams to predation by these opportunistic feeders after stressing the clam. dont forget to burp it if you take it all of the way out of the water - trapped air can cause a clam to slowly suffocate over time.

[dapettit]

Burp ti? Never heard that one before. . .

[hobogato]

yeah, once you put it back in the water, turn it every which way you can (cue music bad clint eastwood movie) while it is submerged to make sure all air bubbles work their way out.

[dapettit]

Good information and thanks.

[tony]

i would say you got very lucky there. a have read many times that the threads can be cut with a razor blade, but that pulling them could injur the clam internally and leave it open for infection. also, if a clam is severely stressed, it releases a scent that nassarius snails and hermits cant resist. i have read of people losing clams to predation by these opportunistic feeders after stressing the clam. dont forget to burp it if you take it all of the way out of the water - trapped air can cause a clam to slowly suffocate over time.

when i lost mine my snails and hermits were circling like buzzards before it bit the dust. id say they were the final straw.

[mattymalcolm]

i am not sure this is correct but i read somewhere that when you remove them out of the water its best to do it upside down.