Kool-cat Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 My clam was attached to a piece of live rock but the flat rock broke in half so I cut the clams threads off from the rock. Like 2-3 weeks later my clam still hasn't attached to a piece of arcylic. Can clams attach to arcylic or is there something wrong. Link to comment
shao-lin nano Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Why don't you try another peice of flat rock? Link to comment
Kool-cat Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 I do not have any flat rocks... Link to comment
Elite Twit Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I was reading the info on clamsdirect.com and remember seeing somewhere that cutting or ripping them from rocks can cause bacterial infection in the feet which will result in deaths. I'll try to find where is was, if I can't check clamsdirect.com in the forums. I know it was there somewhere, probably in the FAQs or Important Links section. -Jay Link to comment
evoracer Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 If it doesn't want to attach it won't. Arcylic isn't exactly a natural perch. Link to comment
adinsxq Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 ...so I cut the clams threads off from the rock wow that was mean. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 wow that was mean. Wow, thats anthropocentric. I guess it wasn't smart, but I'm not sure about mean. Link to comment
jeepjon Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 To cut the byssal threads of a clam is completely fine (if you research tridacnid clams...that is the way to detach them from rocks without injuring them...see Delbeek & Sprun, Vol. I). As long as you didn't cut the actual foot (byssal gland), and only the threads, it should be fine. Try a small piece of LR...or put some gravel underneath to allow it to attach to both the gravel/live sand and the acrylic (it might fool the clam to have some sand underneath...it would throw some byssal threads, and then attach to the acrylic). Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 ya and your supposed to cut as close to the rock as you can.... Link to comment
Kool-cat Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 What happens if a clam doesnt attach to anything? Link to comment
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