Has this ever happened to anyone????

tgirl6868 · 09/26/2010, 07:44 AM

Good morning all.

I think this is amazing! I turned on my tank light and as usual I would inspect my Tank and make sure nothing has changed. Well this morning something did change and I couldn't believe my eyes. On my magnetic algae remover something was attacted to it I brought it closer but I still couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was a baby clam.

I had a clam at one time in the very beginning but It died. That was many moons ago (months).

So my question is how did this happen? How did this baby clam get in my tank? I think that my sea urchant picked him up some were in my tank and he ended up on the magnet last night because he wasn't there yesterday when I used it to clean the glass of my tank.

Tamara
>>))):>

julie180 · 09/26/2010, 08:23 AM

Wow, that's cool. I would say it came in on live rock.

billdogg · 09/26/2010, 09:40 AM

Congratulations one the free critter! Are you sure it's a clam? A picture would help, but how many shells does it have? If it just appeared, it is more likely a snail or a limpet. Either way - cool!

It most likely hitchhiked in on something, and where there is one, there can be many more. Keep looking for new stuff at different times of the day and night. You may very well be surprised again. And again. That is one of my favorite parts of this hobby.

tgirl6868 · 09/26/2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by billdogg

Congratulations one the free critter! Are you sure it's a clam? A picture would help, but how many shells does it have? If it just appeared, it is more likely a snail or a limpet. Either way - cool!

It most likely hitchhiked in on something, and where there is one, there can be many more. Keep looking for new stuff at different times of the day and night. You may very well be surprised again. And again. That is one of my favorite parts of this hobby.

It is definitely a clam I saw it open up this morning. Here are a couple of pics they are not to good but you can see the mouth and the back.

greenbean36191 · 09/26/2010, 06:21 PM

It's an adult ark shell. They're common hitchhikers on live rock and can use their foot to climb around on the glass.

tgirl6868 · 09/27/2010, 08:54 AM

I was doing a online search for ark clams but the clams shell in my tank don't look like that. Should I worry about this little clam in my tank?

crodger · 09/27/2010, 11:43 AM

must have come from live rock, it is amazing what can survive shipping

aleonn · 09/27/2010, 01:33 PM

Never got one of yours, but I love surprises like that in my tank. Yay for biodiversity

gnorman · 09/27/2010, 02:24 PM

gotta love good hitchhikers like that, enjoy them b.c the bad ones will drive u crazy

09/26/2010, 07:44 AM	#1
tgirl6868 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 125	Has this ever happened to anyone???? Good morning all. I think this is amazing! I turned on my tank light and as usual I would inspect my Tank and make sure nothing has changed. Well this morning something did change and I couldn't believe my eyes. On my magnetic algae remover something was attacted to it I brought it closer but I still couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was a baby clam. I had a clam at one time in the very beginning but It died. That was many moons ago (months). So my question is how did this happen? How did this baby clam get in my tank? I think that my sea urchant picked him up some were in my tank and he ended up on the magnet last night because he wasn't there yesterday when I used it to clean the glass of my tank. Tamara >>))):>

09/26/2010, 09:40 AM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Congratulations one the free critter! Are you sure it's a clam? A picture would help, but how many shells does it have? If it just appeared, it is more likely a snail or a limpet. Either way - cool! It most likely hitchhiked in on something, and where there is one, there can be many more. Keep looking for new stuff at different times of the day and night. You may very well be surprised again. And again. That is one of my favorite parts of this hobby. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

09/26/2010, 06:21 PM	#5
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	It's an adult ark shell. They're common hitchhikers on live rock and can use their foot to climb around on the glass. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

09/27/2010, 02:24 PM	#9
gnorman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 25	gotta love good hitchhikers like that, enjoy them b.c the bad ones will drive u crazy __________________ SCMAS Current Tank Info: 150g Lee Mar FOWLR

09/26/2010, 08:23 AM	#2
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	Wow, that's cool. I would say it came in on live rock.

09/27/2010, 08:54 AM	#6
tgirl6868 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 125	I was doing a online search for ark clams but the clams shell in my tank don't look like that. Should I worry about this little clam in my tank?

09/27/2010, 11:43 AM	#7
crodger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 50	must have come from live rock, it is amazing what can survive shipping

09/27/2010, 01:33 PM	#8
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	Never got one of yours, but I love surprises like that in my tank. Yay for biodiversity