The picture is the best I could get, but my clam is covered in copepods/amphipods.
It’s been opening completely since I’ve had it until yesterday. It has always randomly snapped shut a few times throughout the day. But now it’s not opening back up.
It will start to open and expose the mantle, then decide not to and snap shut again.
My best guess is that these pods are irritating it too much?
My tank is infested with them (not bad of course) but I have a lot of fish to feed on them in my main display. Now that I’ve moved it to a mostly (two true percula clowns) fishless display, they are taking over I guess.
My plan is to buy a Manderinfish later today, any other thoughts?
Hard to see, but the shell is covered in them.
Crawling on the valve edge and exposed mantle here.
It’s been opening completely since I’ve had it until yesterday. It has always randomly snapped shut a few times throughout the day. But now it’s not opening back up.
It will start to open and expose the mantle, then decide not to and snap shut again.
My best guess is that these pods are irritating it too much?
My tank is infested with them (not bad of course) but I have a lot of fish to feed on them in my main display. Now that I’ve moved it to a mostly (two true percula clowns) fishless display, they are taking over I guess.
My plan is to buy a Manderinfish later today, any other thoughts?
Hard to see, but the shell is covered in them.
Crawling on the valve edge and exposed mantle here.