monster clam can't stop growing!

Gary Majchrzak · 07/18/2003, 08:09 AM

If this keeps up, it's going to outgrow my 225 gallon reef aquarium!
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9494

lebowski · 07/18/2003, 10:27 AM

Wow, how long have you had him for? And when you got him was he that big?!

Gary Majchrzak · 07/18/2003, 11:20 AM

I got the clam two years ago. It's grown tremendously since then. The earliest pic that I have of this clam is on the front page of my website:
http://home.rochester.rr.com/garysreef
This clam has a weird anomaly on it's mantle. It appears to be a second 'false' exhalent siphon. Does anyone know anything about these things?

Gary Majchrzak · 07/18/2003, 12:05 PM

Here's a pic of the same Leopard wrasse in front of the clam now. There's a ruler at the bottom of the pic for size comparison.

sahin · 07/18/2003, 12:53 PM

Wow, awesome clam you have there.

Do you have any top down shots of the clam?

Wilafur · 07/18/2003, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak
This clam has a weird anomaly on it's mantle. It appears to be a second 'false' exhalent siphon. Does anyone know anything about these things?

kinda like superfluous nipples? lol.

Potsy · 07/18/2003, 05:23 PM

I've read that a second, false siphon is an anomaly caused by a previous injury to the mantle that occurs close to the original siphon. I know a good plastic surgeon in Manhattan who can take care of that for you - no clam should have to go through life looking like that.

SaltwaterNovice · 07/18/2003, 05:40 PM

Gary:

You hear the saying about eating like you have two a$$holes.
Maybe that is how he got so big so fast.
Nice Clam,

brian

zenya · 07/18/2003, 11:38 PM

Gary,

Your Squamosa is spectacular even if it does have two nipples

I agree that it probably resulted from the previous injury to the mantle. Should not be a concern unless you were planing to enter it in a beauty contest.

Gary Majchrzak · 07/19/2003, 09:03 AM

Ah, you guys are too much!

Top down shots of my clam and reef are on my "honey-do" list, but NOT my wife's. I plan on taking some, as soon as I'm done fixing up a few things around the house...

07/18/2003, 08:09 AM	#1
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	monster clam can't stop growing! If this keeps up, it's going to outgrow my 225 gallon reef aquarium! http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9494 __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

07/18/2003, 10:27 AM	#2
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	Wow, how long have you had him for? And when you got him was he that big?! __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

07/18/2003, 11:20 AM	#3
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	I got the clam two years ago. It's grown tremendously since then. The earliest pic that I have of this clam is on the front page of my website: http://home.rochester.rr.com/garysreef This clam has a weird anomaly on it's mantle. It appears to be a second 'false' exhalent siphon. Does anyone know anything about these things? __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

07/18/2003, 12:05 PM	#4
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Here's a pic of the same Leopard wrasse in front of the clam now. There's a ruler at the bottom of the pic for size comparison. __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

07/18/2003, 11:38 PM	#9
zenya Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: new jersey Posts: 2,650	Gary, Your Squamosa is spectacular even if it does have two nipples I agree that it probably resulted from the previous injury to the mantle. Should not be a concern unless you were planing to enter it in a beauty contest. __________________ Gene. "The rivers may flow away from us,but the rains are brought to us.With prayer that we may all live in peace." Anthony Calfo Current Tank Info: 110gal reef tank

07/18/2003, 12:53 PM	#5
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Wow, awesome clam you have there. Do you have any top down shots of the clam?

07/18/2003, 05:23 PM	#7
Potsy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kinnelon, NJ Posts: 1,827	I've read that a second, false siphon is an anomaly caused by a previous injury to the mantle that occurs close to the original siphon. I know a good plastic surgeon in Manhattan who can take care of that for you - no clam should have to go through life looking like that.

07/18/2003, 05:40 PM	#8
SaltwaterNovice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 413	Gary: You hear the saying about eating like you have two a$$holes. Maybe that is how he got so big so fast. Nice Clam, brian

07/19/2003, 09:03 AM	#10
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Ah, you guys are too much! Top down shots of my clam and reef are on my "honey-do" list, but NOT my wife's. I plan on taking some, as soon as I'm done fixing up a few things around the house... __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors