Aiptasia on Maxima Clam

[Evan28395950]

So I tried getting this Aiptasia out of my tank, but my pliers just wouldn’t reach into that area. I’m thinking I’ll try something different in the morning, is it ok to leave it like this?

 

[Evan28395950]

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[reef lover]

If its in the sand i would scoop it out if its on the clam i would carefully cover in kalk or aptasia x...

 

[reefwiser]

Boy thats a little clam. They are tough to keep alive at that size in an aquarium. Check to see if it is attached to the sand or to the bottom of glass of the tank. They are tough to get out if they get on the glass bottom as they can come back from even a small piece of flesh.

 

[Evan28395950]

Boy thats a little clam. They are tough to keep alive at that size in an aquarium. Check to see if it is attached to the sand or to the bottom of glass of the tank. They are tough to get out if they get on the glass bottom as they can come back from even a small piece of flesh.

Yeah I believe in deep in the sand. Is it ok to leave it on clam, and wait for it to move to an easier spot to reach. (It does move like every week or so).

 

[hwntunda]

If it attached to the clam, and your clam is just resting on the sand. I would take the clam out and just superglue over its day return the clamp to where it was.

 

[Evan28395950]

Boy thats a little clam. They are tough to keep alive at that size in an aquarium. Check to see if it is attached to the sand or to the bottom of glass of the tank. They are tough to get out if they get on the glass bottom as they can come back from even a small piece of flesh.

Update: it’s still on there, couldn’t get it off, so now I ordered joes juice. I always knew smaller ones were harder (and my tank is only 4 months old) but they were only $45 so I took the chance. It’s been doing very well, I put plently of phyto in each day. Always see it retract when switching lights, haha.