Maxima Clam not extending Mantle

[Aaron Shapiro]

Hey Guys,

I picked up this ~3” Blue Maxima from my LFS a week or so ago and noticed that it’s not extending its mantle completely around the shell.

I’m dosing Phyto a couple times a week... Looked for pyramid snails but I’m not really seeing anything that would look like them.

Saw this stuff coming off one area of the shell. Not sure if it’s anything...

 

[SCReef'n]

How much light is it getting? Maxima have high light demands

 

[Aaron Shapiro]

How much light is it getting? Maxima have high light demands

should be 125-150 PAR, I could move him a bit higher.

 

[SCReef'n]

Mine sits about 250. Move him up and see if you get better results. Careful not to damage his foot/filaments if he’s already attached.

 

[Aaron Shapiro]

Mine sits about 250. Move him up and see if you get better results. Careful not to damage his foot/filaments if he’s already attached.

ive got him on a Little Rock. It he hasn’t rooted down yet.

 

[SCReef'n]

Good deal. Let us know if it helps

 

[outerbank]

likely needs more light. It looks very stressed.

 

[Butcher333]

Mine looks exactly like this. What ever became of this clam. Mine also doesn’t extend its mantle on one end.

 

[ReefBeta]

It looks pretty normal to a newly acclimated clam. I would just leave it be, minimize handling it and let it destress. It not abnormal for a new clam to take a month or two to fully extend.