I have somewhat of a baby derasa clam, it still has its bysall threads attached to a mount I placed on the sandbed, but recently one end of the clam didn't extend as much as it would recently, is there a cause to this?
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BestMomEver
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Your shrimp may be dancing on him, or picking at him. Could also be your lights, parameters, or age of your tank. Can you give us more info?
Derasa are a lower light clam but 200 above par is recommended. Most likely the shrimp that's irritating the clam. I see new shell growth and since its attached then I would not change a thing. Keep an eye on the shrimp.
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Agree with others on the shrimp but it also looks like there’s a anemone very close, any chance it may have touched your clam when it was open?
It's a torch coral I recently added into the tank, this is about as far as it extends - should I move it away?Agree with others on the shrimp but it also looks like there’s a anemone very close, any chance it may have touched your clam when it was open?
The clam is below the light on the sandbed and my light isn't too strong, I dose phytoplankton 2 times a week (nyos). But what I am concerned about is small polychaete worms I have seen recently in my tank, could they possibly go inside the clam and devour it from the inside?
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That's a dorvilleidae worm. Good cucThe clam is below the light on the sandbed and my light isn't too strong, I dose phytoplankton 2 times a week (nyos). But what I am concerned about is small polychaete worms I have seen recently in my tank, could they possibly go inside the clam and devour it from the inside?
