Is my clam walking???

Daniel@R2R · Dec 23, 2016

So this morning is the second time since I bought this maxima clam (got it all of 3 days ago) that I've found it way away from where I had placed it near the front left corner of the tank. The first time, I assumed it was moved by my MP40 (after all, you can see this guy is tiny), but today, you can see it left a trail. LOL

The only mobile livestock I have in the tank is a diamond goby, 3 trochus snails, and 3 nassarius snails (and now possibly this clam

).

Thoughts?

Breadman03 · Dec 23, 2016

They can certainly move themselves.

ahiggins · Dec 23, 2016

Hahahahahaha how adorable!
I think it's sorta like nems, that it will stop when he's happy and comfy

DeniseAndy · Dec 23, 2016

Yep, they move when they are that small. Let it be. If it does not stop moving, it could be bothered and could perish. These guys are very finicky. Make sure to have some debris in the water column for the little guy to eat. Phyto, zooplankton, blow the rocks and sandbed at least every two days for these guys.

Daniel@R2R · Dec 23, 2016

DeniseAndy said:
Yep, they move when they are that small. Let it be. If it does not stop moving, it could be bothered and could perish. These guys are very finicky. Make sure to have some debris in the water column for the little guy to eat. Phyto, zooplankton, blow the rocks and sandbed at least every two days for these guys.

Thanks for the tip. I'm feeding phyto every 3 days to boost pods and corals get fed 2x per week with coral frenzy, so I'm hoping that will be sufficient for this guy too?

Breadman03 · Dec 24, 2016

You might be interested in looking up "Acro Al",, @AcroAlPerth on FB, Al Zil...something. He's on RC, but really doesn't post much and was a speaker at MACNA 2015. He is based in Perth, Australia, and is breeding clams in his carport in a closed system. He is either the only or one of very few people licensed to collect giant clams in Australia.