moving my clam

[reeferpj]

so i have my clam on a rock. and i would love to put some coral in its place and movie him to the sand bed. i have a 155 bow with 150 mh will it be ok down there? and how do i get him off the rock with out killing him? he is footed pretty good. TIA

 

[Behrmon]

What kind of clam?

 

[reeferpj]

i think its a blue max i'll look in my pb for a pic

 

[reeferpj]

found on

 

[Behrmon]

Maxima's like a good bit of light but if I recall correctly the 155 bow is not that tall correct? Most likely would be okay depending on how far up you keep your lighting. As for moving him you might want to direct some flow towards the foot to see if you cant loosen it's grip little.

 

[s_kelley]

When i moved my clam i think i tore or damaged the foot and it died. Be careful Pj, im not sure how to actually get it to release and theyre so sensitive, let us know what you do and how you make out.

 

[reeferpj]

i'll try the flow. but if the foot don't loosen up he well stay where he is. i don't wont to kill im and i know it's pretty easy. if i can't movie him i'll just have to go see marco and make more room that way

 

[Miller]

If you get the clam loose you should place it on a clam shell to attach to. This way you can move them about whenever you want.

 

[addictedreefer]

When I move clams attached to rock I always do so by chipping out a small patch of the rock from under their foot. That is the only sure way to not hurt the clam.
Also, it appears that that is a crocea, the most light demanding of the clams. therefore I'd be a little hesitant to place him on the sand under 150s. Perhaps somewhere else on the rockwork??

 

[afboundguy]

When I move clams attached to rock I always do so by chipping out a small patch of the rock from under their foot. That is the only sure way to not hurt the clam.

I was going to suggest this... Break away the rock it's attatched to...

 

[jackthestrat]

This is undoubtedly going to catch some flak as being cruel to the critter, but in the past I have used a very new, sharp razor blade and cut the thread as close to the rock as possible. Clams have never had any problems and usually reattach to their new substrate within a day or two.

 

[afboundguy]

This is undoubtedly going to catch some flak as being cruel to the critter, but in the past I have used a very new, sharp razor blade and cut the thread as close to the rock as possible. Clams have never had any problems and usually reattach to their new substrate within a day or two.

I've heard this works as well if you can get close enough to the bottom of the foot... If it's wedged into a crevice that could be a PITA...

 

[JayM]

I was able to snip those byssal threads and move a clam. The clam got ticked off and ended up ejecting the whole byssal thread pile, but it sent new ones out in it's new home.

Still happy over a year later.....

 

[reeferpj]

Hmm ill have to see if I can get under it and see if I can get to it