Is my clam gaping?

Aquaman101 · 12/30/2010, 12:41 PM

Is my clam gaping? The intake side (on the left) seems a bit wide.

It's seems happy though. The mantle fully extends and it retracts when sensing light changes.

James404 · 12/30/2010, 12:55 PM

looks fine to me, look through the intake hole, if you can see the sand or the rock underneath then its gaping.

sirreal63 · 12/30/2010, 01:10 PM

It looks happy...as a clam. :-)

Aquaman101 · 12/30/2010, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the replies. I can't seem to find a spot it prefers. I have a 75 gallon tank with a T5 6 bulb fixture pushing 324 watts. I had it half way up my rocks but can't get it to attach. It's been in my tank for a week now. I moved it to the sandbed but kept it on rocks. The LFS had it under a single 250 MH.

Thought I'd see if it would attach to the rock in a slightly lower light section....being the bottom of my tank.

12/30/2010, 12:41 PM	#1
Aquaman101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 420	Is my clam gaping? Is my clam gaping? The intake side (on the left) seems a bit wide. It's seems happy though. The mantle fully extends and it retracts when sensing light changes.

12/30/2010, 12:55 PM	#2
James404 I <3 Acros Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,523	looks fine to me, look through the intake hole, if you can see the sand or the rock underneath then its gaping. __________________ 80g Deep Blue Rimless - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651295 225g Reef Savvy SPS Dominant - Retired http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1945361

12/30/2010, 01:10 PM	#3
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	It looks happy...as a clam. :-) __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

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12/30/2010, 02:21 PM	#4
Aquaman101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 420	Thanks for the replies. I can't seem to find a spot it prefers. I have a 75 gallon tank with a T5 6 bulb fixture pushing 324 watts. I had it half way up my rocks but can't get it to attach. It's been in my tank for a week now. I moved it to the sandbed but kept it on rocks. The LFS had it under a single 250 MH. Thought I'd see if it would attach to the rock in a slightly lower light section....being the bottom of my tank.