Pinched mantle on maxima?

bshake · 2026-10-27T22:55:06-0400

Hello everyone

So I’ve had this maxima for around a year now never any issues. For a few day I noticed it was closing more than usual and today I saw the top part of the mantle was not extended as usual. There was another aptasia on the left side that was there for a week or 2 so I took it out brushed it off, then added some glue. Dipped the clam in 2L of tank water with few drops iodine in case of an infection. Put it back in the tank and still the same. I looked under the clam towards the foot and saw it was a bit orangish not sure that’s the color that it always was or is it come bacterial infection. Any help would be appreciated

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exnisstech · 2026-10-28T09:34:41-0400

Maybe @minus9 has an opinion.

minus9 · 2026-10-28T12:25:15-0400

It's hard to tell by the pics, but I would give a couple days and see if it goes back to normal. I would need a clear shot of that area, either from above or the left side. Their shells can have some color or it could be a sponge or other growth, but I'm sure it's fine.

bshake · 2026-10-28T12:43:32-0400

minus9 said:
It's hard to tell by the pics, but I would give a couple days and see if it goes back to normal. I would need a clear shot of that area, either from above or the left side. Their shells can have some color or it could be a sponge or other growth, but I'm sure it's fine.

There was an aptasia on that side of the shell. I scrapped it off and put super glue that’s probably what you’re seeing. Only thing I can think off is that it got stung by a Torch coral? Do you know how to treat it? I did a 5 min dip in iodine