Squamosa Question

[GoPitt88]

Here is an interesting read

https://www.gibellaquarium.us/stony-corals/chapter-fourthe-biology-of-tridacnid-clams.html

Awesome, thanks! [emoji106]

 

[GoPitt88]

So, I'm married with two step children, ages 15 and 11, but I can't wait to get home from work to see how my clam is doing. Is that wrong?!?! [emoji13]

 

[reef lover]

Not at all....

 

[GoPitt88]

Just got home.....still looks good. Phew! [emoji16]

 

[GoPitt88]

So 2 weeks in and still doing good [emoji16] This is by far, a record for me!

 

[DSC reef]

Looks great! Its gonna fill up that spot nicely.

 

[GoPitt88]

So he likes to move around a little. He seems to do that mostly at night. In the morning, he's facing a different direction. Is that normal? Is he just trying to figure out his happy place with regards to water flow?

 

[DSC reef]

Perfectly normal. I wouldn't intervene unless the clam is fully tipped over. He's finding a spot/position that he likes.

 

[GoPitt88]

Perfectly normal. I wouldn't intervene unless the clam is fully tipped over. He's finding a spot/position that he likes.

OK, thanks [emoji16]

 

[DSC reef]

Keep an eye on the mushrooms though. That squamosa looks great.

 

[GoPitt88]

Keep an eye on the mushrooms though. That squamosa looks great.

Aren’t mushrooms pretty tame?

 

[DSC reef]

Aren’t mushrooms pretty tame?

We had rhodactis that were pretty aggressive, they would even kill off GSP. We had a clam fall into a scoly and a few rhodactis and both clams perished from being half digested. I wouldn't worry, just keep an eye out.

 

[jda]

My squammies move around in circles quite a bit... no so much now that they are large, but it is pretty common.

 

[GoPitt88]

My squammies move around in circles quite a bit... no so much now that they are large, but it is pretty common.

Thanks for the feedback. It's funny....one morning, it's facing one direction, then a couple days later, it's rotated in the opposite direction. Still looks good though.