Question About New Clam

[jeffreyy]

Got a new clam over the weekend. Put it in the tank and my orange star fish found it, and hasn't let go of it. Is that normal?

 

[florida joe]

As a precaution I would separate the star from the clam. Also I would shake out what seems to be an accumulation of substraight on your clam

 

[nycbob]

hey nice clam!

 

[jeffreyy]

done and done.
Thanks.

 

[jeffreyy]

as of 7am the star has not reattached.....

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by jeffreyy
http:///forum/post/2752031
as of 7am the star has not reattached.....

can you post another pic of the clam

 

[jeffreyy]

I'll have to get a new one.

 

[kingsmith]

Care ful I have ahd a starfish kill many things in its death grip, it seems to dissolve everything using it's tubes I would definatly seperate them

 

[jeffreyy]

star fish hasn't been back to the clam since I seperated them. Will keep an eye on it though..
Here's another shot of the new clam...

 

[florida joe]

One thing you want to keep an eye on is the rim of the shell under the mantel if you see a white line along the ridge the clam is growing if it is growing it is healthy

 

[tang master]

Oh dang. yeah starfish can eat clams. The clasp on to then and use a micro incisor to crack through the shell and eat the clam. I remember reading up on it in a reef keepers magazine.

 

[jjs]

Make sure your starfish is reef safe at your LFS. Some stars can eject there stomachs into the clams shell and digest it in it own shell!