dling Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I have 2 sm crocea clams. Approx 2-2.5 inches. They have bonded together at the foot. Not sure how to separate them. I dont want to cause any harm and their doing great as they are. It just is that I would like them to be further apart. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 41 minutes ago, dling said: I have 2 sm crocea clams. Approx 2-2.5 inches. They have bonded together at the foot. Not sure how to separate them. I dont want to cause any harm and their doing great as they are. It just is that I would like them to be further apart. I wouldn’t try to separate them…… it could result in damage to one or both “feet”. 2 Quote Link to comment
dling Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, WV Reefer said: I wouldn’t try to separate them…… it could result in damage to one or both “feet”. That's what I'm afraid of.. I should not have let them get so close to each other. 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 If you're going to separate them, you could to take a razor blade and scape the base of their byssal threads to slowly remove them from each other (it won't hurt them, think of it like clipping your fingernail). Personally I'd just leave them alone though. Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, dling said: That's what I'm afraid of.. I should not have let them get so close to each other. I would just keep checking them. They could decide to change position and let go of each other. Quote Link to comment
dling Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Thanks. I think you guys are right , doing nothing is probably best idea. 2 Quote Link to comment
dling Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Happy to inform that the clams are now separated . Heres a quote from the offspring. " you gotta keepum separated " . 2 2 Quote Link to comment
M. Tournesol Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Can you post a photo? I would love to see their mantle Quote Link to comment
dling Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 If I can remember. Will not get home till around 5pm edt. 1 Quote Link to comment
dling Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 The clams are small. Only a few inches. 2 Quote Link to comment
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