clam won't settle down

[melfy]

I've purchased a crocea a week ago and I thought it was starting to attach itself to a rock but no it's still moving around, making rocks fall on my corals!! Is there a way to get it attached to a rock or something? I've just put it back on a flat rock.

thanks

[Sea Slug]

If you can........place the clam where you want it and then surround it with pieces of live rock so as to make it stable when it opens and shuts . It is most likely falling over during this process and the violent slaming & opening is how it plants it's foot .

[blown 346]

The clam will move until it is comfortable and in a spot where it gets the amount of light and water flow it wants.

[melfy]

well so far so good. I can see white filaments, seems like it's starting to get attached. Today it looks more beatiful than a week ago. Fully extended and great colors. I think that the t5 were a bit too strong near the surface. I've put him in middle of the tank. I'm moving this tank in 3 weeks, so hopefully it'll be attached by then and I'll try to put it back the same way it was.

[melfy]

finally I was able to get a camera, so here's some pictures of my crocea, which is a little longer than 3''.

 

And Victor, well he's my bluestripe pipefish. He's been in this tank for over a year now. Feed on pods and stuff like that. And he hates my camera soooo much. Really hard to take a good picture of him. In this picture you can see him hunting near the cheato.

 

As for mister Green, he didn't ever bother coming for the picture. Ah yes I forgot to mention, mister Green is my green clown goby eheh.

[reefman225gal]

Very nice looking clam.

[FateX9]

more of a maxima guy myself but nevertheless, nice clam

nice pipe fish too

 

glad everything worked out