[Emergency] Juvenile Maxima Clam fell off and picked on my a crab

[Simsung]

Hello,

My Girlfriend bought me a maxima clam as a surprise on Wednesday.
I am still reading about them and did my best to give it the best chance to live -
I got phytoplankton for it, put it very high in the tank and for the last 2 days it looked great!
It was open at all times, reactive to light and in general, it looked like all is going well.

Today at 1 am I saw it fully open without any ill signs and went to bed. This morning I found it on the sandbed upside down, with a blue hermit crab picking at its foot.
I dont know if I caught him early enough or not, I attached photos of how it looks. I don't see any damaged flesh.

The clam is fully closed and it looks like there are some filaments ad the end of the foot?

Should I give it an iodine dip? Should I just leave it?

For now I put it slightly lower in the tank in an area with lower flow.

Please help me save it

 

[Alexopora]

Will need more people to weigh in in this. Don’t just dip it yet and leave it. Do you happen to have a clam cradle or do you have empty frag plugs and coral rubble lying around? You could diy a clam cradle or crib to house the clam. Your clam must have yet to attach itself to the rock work.
Here’s my diy clam crib for my Crocea and within a day it has attached.

 

[Simsung]

It's got a tiny "bed" it can use.

 

[Alexopora]

It's got a tiny "bed" it can use.

It looks absolutely precious. I think it should pull through judging from how it is not gaping. I think in about a day, you could give the clam and its bed/cradle a gentle wiggle to see if it has attached with its byssal threads.

 

[Simsung]

Here it is before the incident
I have never been so bummed out about anything in the tank

 

[Simsung]

It looks absolutely precious. I think it should pull through judging from how it is not gaping. I think in about a day, you could give the clam and its bed/cradle a gentle wiggle to see if it has attached with its byssal threads.

How long it took yours to reopen? My is still closed up

 

[Alexopora]

How long it took yours to reopen? My is still closed up

Mine was aways open from the moment i took it out of the bag (it was shipped and arrived at my place 2 days later). Even during acclimation it was open. Is it still tightly close like the pictures you have posted earlier? It even squirted water at me when I accidentally touched its mantle with my forcep.

 

[Alexopora]

Here it is before the incident
I have never been so bummed out about anything in the tank

It is quite a pity as it looks like a healthy looking clam. I would advice you to be patient and not try not to change anything in hopes of not adding additional stress to it.

 

[Simsung]

It's still completely closed =(
I will leave it be for now, thanks for giving me hope

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Leave it alone and it should open back up. A good healthy clam will have a new growth ring on the edge of the shell. It will be white. Do not feed it photo directly, just broadcast feed to the tank. Good luck. It’s a great looking clam.

 

[Simsung]

Sadly I found the clam dead this morning

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Turds. A great place to buy a healthy clam is pacific east aquaculture. When choosing a clam you want to see that new growth ring. It is a big indicator of health.