Clams on torch

[BubblesandSqueak]

So anyone one what type these are and how to remove without damaging the torch?

 

[Katze]

Wow that's really unusual, so you got a frag/colony with clams embedded into the corals skeleton ?
(Also the torch seems to have had a tissue recession once)
-I have no idea how to remove them without hurting any of those creatures (sorry)

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Wow that's really unusual, so you got a frag/colony with clams embedded into the corals skeleton ?
(Also the torch seems to have had a tissue recession once)
-I have no idea how to remove them without hurting any of those creatures (sorry)

I've had this torch for a long time. the bump on the side kept getting bigger. today was the first time I noticed that they were actually some type of clam. but where it is it would be tough to remove I think. There are a few of them there.

 

[JGT]

Why not keep them? Kinda cool. Won’t bother your torch.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Why not keep them? Kinda cool. Won’t bother your torch.

if they won't bother it then I'd keep. though I'd like to know what type? if they keep growing, wouldn't it kill the torch by clam size alone?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Unless they're boring clams they should be completely harmless

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Unless they're boring clams they should be completely harmless

how do I figure that out? BTW...Power back?

 

[ralquist]

Type of bivalve I believe, I’ve got one on a torch closer to the frag plug and just left it alone that started similar like a small bump. Yours is right next to the tissue so I’m not sure. Had one also on a branching frogspawn that died after a dip.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Type of bivalve I believe, I’ve got one on a torch closer to the frag plug and just left it alone that started similar like a small bump. Yours is right next to the tissue so I’m not sure. Had one also on a branching frogspawn that died after a dip.

it appears that there are 4 of them. They're also on the side the flow comes from.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Power back?

Yeah. Lost my refeugium again though, may invest in a algae scrubber


Anyway they're not boring clams, boring clams drill large, perfectly circular holes through the skeleton of corals, you wouldn't see their shell at all

 

[JGT]

if they won't bother it then I'd keep. though I'd like to know what type? if they keep growing, wouldn't it kill the torch by clam size alone?

They won’t get much bigger. Bivalves stay small.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Yeah. Lost my refeugium again though, may invest in a algae scrubber


Anyway they're not boring clams, boring clams drill large, perfectly circular holes through the skeleton of corals, you wouldn't see their shell at all

sorry about the fuge. Seems like Monday night will be the return of power for most.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

sorry about the fuge. Seems like Monday night will be the return of power for most.

I did get power back though

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Yeah, not sure the exact kind, but definitely bivalves of some variety - harmless filter feeders, and they shouldn't hurt the coral even if they keep growing for a while.

 

[JustMarks]

So anyone one what type these are and how to remove without damaging the torch?

They are harmless

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

If you have Bivalves growing in your tank, you are doing things right. I think the growth of the torch would out pace the bivalves.

 

[betareef]

They won’t get much bigger. Bivalves stay small.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

It’s all relative I guess to what your are comparing it to, right?

 

[Katrina71]

That's very cool!