derasa clam on its side

[Eddie7144]

hello everyone , ok so I have this derasa clam ,its about 7 inches across. i have had it for 3 years now and in the last few weeks it's taken to laying on its side. i right it and a few days lets it a back on its side. nothing in the tank can knock it over , lights , filters , everything has been the same since I got it. should I keep fighting it ? or just leave it alone ?

 

[reef lover]

Try to find something to cradle him.a bowl shaped rock or the shell of another clam. That way he can open and close as hr likes without falling over.

 

[Eddie7144]

forcing it to stay up right won't hurt the clam ?

 

[reef lover]

As long as u don't wedge it in place. So it can open. A clam on its side is not long for life.