Clam off live rock from big al's?

Chig · 12/31/2014, 11:24 AM

Hey guys started a tank few days ago found a couple clams in there (what look like clams) that are definitely active. Ones big ones small. I thought they would have died the first day I seen them when I started the tank but the big guys still out moving a little every night and constantly opening up and closing.
I'm a newb to SW so just wondering if this is a good thing or bad thing.

Mrramsey · 12/31/2014, 11:26 AM

Looks like a snail. No worries free clean up crew. cant tell what kind though cause it is covered in algae.

Chig · 12/31/2014, 11:36 AM

Thanks mrramsey. Yah the rock was a little dirtier then it should have been I was told but it's in there now! It definitely doesn't look like s snail though, it hinges at the back and closes right up. Here's a pic of it closed.

Nina51 · 12/31/2014, 11:38 AM

when you say "opening and closing", do you mean there are two halves that are doing this? it does look like a clam. if it is, i doubt it will survive your cycle. if you have a small qt, you could move it there and put it back in your dt after it has completed the cycle.

Mrramsey · 12/31/2014, 11:42 AM

Ah yes ok I see what you mean now.

Chig · 12/31/2014, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nina51

when you say "opening and closing", do you mean there are two halves that are doing this? it does look like a clam. if it is, i doubt it will survive your cycle. if you have a small qt, you could move it there and put it back in your dt after it has completed the cycle.

Yah exactly opening and closing two halves. I figured that, I'm setting one up tonight so I should get him out of there!

Thanks

Nina51 · 01/01/2015, 07:11 PM

good luck with him!

12/31/2014, 11:26 AM	#2
Mrramsey NEO Reefer Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 1,801	Looks like a snail. No worries free clean up crew. cant tell what kind though cause it is covered in algae. __________________ Mike My 120 Build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389417 Current Tank Info: 120g In-Wall \| BA Overflow \| 55g Sump \| SWC Extreme 150 Skimmer \| DIY ATO \| 2 Jebao RW-8\| Fluval SP6 \| Photon 48v2 LED \| GFO and Carbon

12/31/2014, 11:38 AM	#4
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	when you say "opening and closing", do you mean there are two halves that are doing this? it does look like a clam. if it is, i doubt it will survive your cycle. if you have a small qt, you could move it there and put it back in your dt after it has completed the cycle. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

12/31/2014, 11:42 AM	#5
Mrramsey NEO Reefer Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 1,801	Ah yes ok I see what you mean now. __________________ Mike My 120 Build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389417 Current Tank Info: 120g In-Wall \| BA Overflow \| 55g Sump \| SWC Extreme 150 Skimmer \| DIY ATO \| 2 Jebao RW-8\| Fluval SP6 \| Photon 48v2 LED \| GFO and Carbon

01/01/2015, 07:11 PM	#7
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	good luck with him! __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!