I moved my maxima clam

[aalvarado87]

thanks guys all of your input has been great I found a piece of rock I had sitting in the sump now i just need to get him to foot onto the rock so i don't have a whole lot to worry about. it fell over a couple times and started opening and closing where it squirts water man was i in a panick till i figured out the cloudy mess was nothing but sand.

 

[akabryanhall]

You can bury a rock, under the sand, and put the clam on the sand bed, over the rock. It'll stretch it's bysal thread, through the sand and attach to the rock.

Keep in mind, if while moving the clam, the bysal thread actually tore, it could create problems for the clam. Many times, when the bysal threads are tore, the clams slowly die. Find it an area, where it's comfortable, and leave it, while it heals.

+1 to this, I have used a 3 inch growth plate instead of a rock and it worked great!

 

[aalvarado87]

a growth plate? what exactly is that? like a frag plug? where can i find one? i saw those clam holder things thye were like a clear acrylic tube but i feel that would look extremely awkward sitting in the corner of my tank. You got any pics or links to a growth plate. thanks in advance