Maxima Clam

dadnjesse · Jun 24, 2020

I came home to a cloudy tank today, all fish seem fine corals look good. I put in fresh carbon and did a water change. The tank looked much better. I went outside and mowed my lawn, when I checked back on my tank it was very cloudy again. I was watching when I saw my clam exhale a huge stream of cloudy mucus. he is open but as I watched he kept doing it and my tank kept getting more cloudy. I have a spare tank so I took him out and put him in there. Any ideas what is going on. Should I do another water change?

rvlcf · Jun 24, 2020

Probably trying to reproduce.

Oscar47f · Jun 24, 2020

Yeah he may be spawning tbh did you check your water parameters ?

dadnjesse · Jun 24, 2020

If he is Spawning is it toxic?
Alkalinity 8 Dkh
Calcium 480
Mag 1475
Phosphate 0.06
Nitrate 20
Temp 79
salinty 35ppm

Uncle99 · Jun 24, 2020

My Blue Tang tries to drink it.

dadnjesse · Jun 24, 2020

Well right now he's in my other tank I have too many expensive Sps corals to take a chance. Plus my skimmer was going nuts.

BrandonS · Jun 24, 2020

I don't believe it's toxic. Just a lot of organics in the water column.

DeniseAndy · Jun 24, 2020

They can make a mess when they spawn. I have never had one take down any tank or corals. Just make sure it is not stressed and that is what is making it spawn.

Bpfor3 · Jun 24, 2020

you are the second person in the last week that has posted this. Mine did it a few days ago. Must be Covid related. I just let my skimmer and UV sterilizer handle it and did a small water change. No worse the wear. i have a few sticks and they are fine.

BrandonS · Jun 24, 2020

I want to say it is seasonal and related to the moon. So would make sense it would happen around the same time.

Coral is much the same way. Once a year same month ish everywhere.

AlexG · Jun 24, 2020

Sounds like a spawning event. Its not toxic and will actually feed the corals. Skimming will help remove excess. Unless you see fish in distress I would not be too concerned with it causing problems in the tank. If you are still concerned a water change will not hurt.

dadnjesse · Jun 24, 2020

OK thanks for everyone's response, I feel better. Hopefully I didn't stress the clam too much by putting it in my other tank.

dadnjesse · Jun 25, 2020

Does the clam mantle look torn

DeniseAndy · Jun 25, 2020

Certainly has lost some pigment around the inhalant siphon. Possibly a little tear there. Has someone picked on it? I hope it recovers for you. These guys are so fragile in many ways.