Blue squamosa advice

[Frenchie87]

I just got my new clam in yesterday and acclimated for 2-3 hours drip acclimation. Clam has a lot of color and and mantle isn't opening up all the way. But it isn't opening up as much as it was when I bought it at the fish store. (I bought in person and then had it shipped). I have it on the bottom in the sand and almost directly under 250 watt radium 30-32" down low to moderate flow. Does anyone have any advice on how to get the clam to open up or have suggestions on placement. Thanks in advance.

 

[Frenchie87]

Here's a pic of it

 

[Frenchie87]

Anyone??

 

[occ_motorcycles]

Sorry no ideas here

 

[Frenchie87]

Thanks anyway. Anyone else

 

[sleeri]

Give it some time to get used to your tank. Might just be adjusting still. I remember it took a few days for mine to acclimate.

 

[Frenchie87]

That's what I'm thinking also. Where do you have your blue squammy placed at in your tank. I have maximas and they are open good from the day I put them I'm there. I have had squamosas in the past but not a blue one and I know some people say they need more light than a brown squamosa. Just trying to get some ideas. Thanks again

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

I think its just getting used to your halides. Alot of people dont know that tridacna clams can self regulate light level by not fully expanding so as not to get over lit. I bet since he is directly under the halaide he opens more and more each day. Or moves a bit.

 

[skinz78]

What fish and inverts do you have?

 

[Frenchie87]

I've got a powder blue, purple, and naso tang, maroon clown, diamond goby, mandarin goby, six line wrasse,berrlett anthias, and blue chromis. Inverts: blue leg crabs, nassaurius snails, cerith snails, turbo snails, peppermint shrimp ,blue tuxedo urchin, purple linkia, and maybe a purple lobster( haven't seen it in over 3 months) only way I can tell if its alive is when it molts. I think that's it

 

[skinz78]

I'd be suspect of one of the Tangs nipping at algae on the shell. Can you make a shield out of a Gatorade bottle cut in half, fill it full of 1/4" holes for circulation and place it over the clam?

 

[Frenchie87]

I can try that. I'll have to find a bottle. I'll try in the morning. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[Frenchie87]

Well skinz I believe you got it right as I suspected you would. I put the Gatorade bottle over him and the next day he was opened up a lot more and then today he's opened up as much as he was when I bought him. So now I need to figure out which fish is torturing him. Of get rid of the clam as I don't think I can keep the clam under a plastic bottle forever. I got a pretty good deal on him so maybe I'll pass the savings on. Thanks again for everyone's help.

 

[skinz78]

I'd be suspect of the Powder Blue first, I've had the others with no issues but you never know.

 

[Clammania]

I think its just getting used to your halides. Alot of people dont know that tridacna clams can self regulate light level by not fully expanding so as not to get over lit. I bet since he is directly under the halaide he opens more and more each day. Or moves a bit.

In this case a blue one usually means he came from a higher source of light. Shipping has to do with. 250 metal halid is very little par at 30" water..
Something is wrong or went wrong also test your Alk.. Did you test the perams before hand? 2 hours of acclimation doesn't mean anything.. Ie if salt was off by alot it will take much more time than 3 hours.. I ship 200 clams at a time so I have a little experience in this field.