scrappalooza
Member
I just got a cleaner clam from here yesterday, and i seem to be having an issue. It has not burried into the sand, or even moved since i placed it in the tank. Do you think it's dead?
Cleaner Clam
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1journeyman
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It will be easy to open if it is dead.
scrappalooza
Member
Originally Posted by 1journeyman
It will be easy to open if it is dead.
Should i try to open it, or if it's ok, will that hurt it?
It will be easy to open if it is dead.
Should i try to open it, or if it's ok, will that hurt it?
ric maniac
Active Member
it should be super easy to open if its dead, just try to open it with your hands and if there is any strain to do so, its alive
scrappalooza
Member
Originally Posted by NigerBang
Did you burp it?
no, i drip acclimated it for 1 hour per the directions on this site. how do you burp a clam?
Did you burp it?
no, i drip acclimated it for 1 hour per the directions on this site. how do you burp a clam?
kas2247
Member
I got 2 from here a few weeks ago. Neither one showed any signs of life for about a week, but I couldn't open them with my hands either so I left them in the tank. Finally they started opening just a little bit. Within the last few days they've been opening a lot, but never buried themselves. This morning one was dead, but I'm not sure why. They really seemed to finally be doing well.
pinchy
New Member
I got cleaner clams from SWF about a month ago. When I put them in the tank, the buried themselves right away. I like to dig around and find them when I do my weekly water change, so that I can pull them out and make sure they are alive. I did not burp mine either - this site instructed drip aclimation, which I did. They are doing great - no nitrates!