Views or ideas welcome regarding my Clam issue

[BobFageUK]

I have two claims, one is a blue Maximus about 2" and a much bigger Clam that I think is a different type as it has smooth sides, much bigger at around 4 to 5" it is a brownish colour inside with a blue and white stripe mantle. I have an issue with this one.

He came on a small bit of rock that was its stand, he rested on the sides and his foot made contact to the base. A few weeks ago it was doing his usual rock and blowing air enough to make a small in dentation in the sand. He managed to tip himself out of the base. So I put in a large round frag base and put that on the sand then placed him on it. He seemed happy and he managed to turn around a number of times. Some days he was 10 to 2 and then he would be 10 to 4 or somewhere between. never really moving away from the place he was put down on. Recently I have found him on his side. The Tang chasing the Candy Cane Hog managed to collide with him also turned him on to his side. He has a foot and the tentacles and tonight I have put him back on his base and he has started to open up again. but he does not seem able to stay upright if he is on the ground and the disc he was placed on...any ideas? he seems OK in health wise and does shut if anyone gets to close to him. Thanks in advance.

 

[Doctorgori]

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But I’ve gone through that before. I’m not sure at what age the different species bore, attach or become heavy enough so it doesn’t matter, but I know it varies by species and basal attachment isn’t always permanent or 100% certain.
In fact before I killed my large Derasa and Squamosa, neither actually was or stayed attached to anything so I ended up using a large abalone shell. Abalones get large enough to accommodate a pretty decent sized clam for the interim, or until they get heavy enough.

 

[BobFageUK]

Hopefully you will get multiple post with a few inputs...
But I’ve gone through that before. I’m not sure at what age the different species bore, attach or become heavy enough so it doesn’t matter, but I know it varies by species and basal attachment isn’t always permanent or 100% certain.
In fact before I killed my large Derasa and Squamosa, neither actually was or stayed attached to anything so I ended up using a large abalone shell. Abalones get large enough to accommodate a pretty decent sized clam for the interim, or until they get heavy enough.

Thank you for replying to my call of distress. He is back in the cradle that is too small, when he fell out of it before I boiled it and cleaned it and stored it (glad I did not throw it out now). I thought he had stingy bit hanging down until this morning peeping out the underside attached to the clam was the dreaded Aptasia. tested it by using a syringe to see it grabbed at it and it did. Is was then facing the dilemma of do I attack to Aptasia which is clearly not attached to the rock holder as it was not there yesterday but it must have attached its self to the foot area. So I have now applied a dose of Marine Anti-Aiptasia by NTLABS to kill the Anpitasia. All I hope is I have not killed the clam in the process.