Clam i didnt know i had

[Born2beblack]

i bought some zoas months ago and today i noticed they had been moved or pushed off the rock which i though was odd to. Got close to them a notice the moved shut almost and i looked closer to see it open noticing it was a clam not a rock the zoas were growing on
What kinda clam lol

 

[BackToTheReef]

No idea but that's pretty neat but who is the hitchhiker!

 

[Ippyroy]

That might be the coolest hitchhiker ever, but don't they require very different lighting? Clams high and zoas low? Different flow as well.

 

[Born2beblack]

That might be the coolest hitchhiker ever, but don't they require very different lighting? Clams high and zoas low? Different flow as well.

Thats what im thinking. Its been underneath a rock kimda growing up the side. One day a week or two ago i noticed the zoas receding back now i see a clam opening
Wonder if itll grow

 

[Born2beblack]

idk what kinda clam it is but im gonna keep him. Hes been in the tank for 5 months at this point
Should i try and remove the zoas i wonder

 

[Thespammailaccount]

How cool is that!

 

[vetteguy53081]

A very common hitchhiker known as a bivalve scallop often referred to as clam

 

[Born2beblack]

Okay thank you so much i had no idea he was in my tank
Just a good filter feeder i hope

 

[Kellie in CA]

Same thing happened to me!

 

[Ippyroy]

Thats what im thinking. Its been underneath a rock kimda growing up the side. One day a week or two ago i noticed the zoas receding back now i see a clam opening
Wonder if itll grow

Welcome am jealous. That is awesome but it doesn’t make sense to me. Do you have a build thread? I’d follow just to watch this unfold. Clams and zoas, two of my favorite things.

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

That might be the coolest hitchhiker ever, but don't they require very different lighting? Clams high and zoas low? Different flow as well.

I believe that these clams aren’t photosynthetic, but I could be wrong.

 

[Born2beblack]

So im awake now
My tanks isnt anything special
Its about 9 months old tank running
Ai prime
Live sand was used
20g lot in there
5g sump not much in there
Wavemaker
In tank filter i just have always had an honestly afraid to take it out lol
I run my tank on weekly scheduel being weekly water changes and dosing with daily testing. so ive had perfect perm since cycle finish
Some bad bad hiccups here and there but other then that monster growth as i got most my stuff as frags besides my elegance and open brain. Everything else was penny size.
So does this clam need to eat
I know i have tones of pods swimming at night they are everywhere atleast once a month. Shoukd spot fees them or say screw it cause its lived months already with out my help

Salinity - 1.024
Temp - 80
pH - 7.4
Alkalinity - 7.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 7ppm
Calcium - 450ppm
Magnesium - 1350 ppm

Tank stocking
Clownfish 2x
Flametail blenny
Diadem dottyback
Fire goby
Rainbow bubble tipped anemone

Conch snails 2x
Black bristle starfish
Sandsifting starfish
Hermit crabs 10x
Arrow crab
Snails 10x

Purple tipped elegance coral
Open metalic green brain coral
Aussie ducan coral
Green hammer head coral
Prisim coral / dragon soul favia

Sunny D zoas
Utter chaos palys
Eagle eye zoas
Blue glow zoas / 2 unidentified on plug
Red zoas unidentified
Red and green zoas unidentified with a clam lol
Clove polyps

FFC Forest fire digitata
NRA Green Pocillopora Damicornis
Hollywood Stunner Chalice

 

[Born2beblack]

im also away on 5 day worl trips to fix a hospital
So my tank is struggling a little but we making it through
3 more weeks then i can give it the priper care