I blame Casey! :) heh heh

[Casey]

Jeremy he will move somewhat in the direction he prefers they can be stubborn

[chewie]

If it doesnt show full mantle extension within the first few days I think you have a problem. I hope you don't have any other clams in your tank. You might infect them with whatever the little max has.

All clam keepers should read this thread(and the links posted)
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...antle+pinching
Your clam looks like it is stressed but it is not a goner if you do something about it.

FWIW I fed my clams for almost 2 years using the bowl feed method. I haven't fed my clams directly lately(they grow fast enough as it is) but if I do pick up some smaller clams I will feed them via a 2-liter bottle attached to airline tubing seen here http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...c&pagenumber=2

Either way works well, feed them babies!

[chewie]

Originally posted by Jeremy1973
[BI will place a rock near him to support him. [/b]

try placing one under him. they don't move much once attached.

Casey,

Can you link this thread to the clam forum too?

[Casey]

I just moved it to the clam forum

[Reefer Addict]

All clam keepers should read this thread(and the links posted)

Great advice there chewie... I just went through an episode of this, and started a thread on it here
Dreadful stuff but easily curable.

[Sue Truett]

How is this little maxima doing now??? I hope better but the pics look to me to be gapping and once a clam shows any signs of being stressed or dying it is usually gone. I sure hope that is not the case though. In that one place the mantle appears to be already pulling away from the shell.

Direct feeding in any of the clams is not a good idea. If they are going to feed they will do so. The squirting of the food into the clam will clog the clams gills and that will kill them.

Hope the baby's better...

[Jeremy1973]

Alas, no...he is dead. He was fine last night. Responsive and everything, but this morning, he was an empty shell with a hermit inside, and the starfish dragging the shell back in to some rocks. I tried.

[MontanaRocknReefer]

Geez Jeremey that is a bummer! Well you gave it your best shot and from what SueT has said it looks like it may have been doomed anyways! Really sorry to hear!

[Sue Truett]

Jeremy, I am so very, very sad for you and the clam. Sometimes you just never know when to try to be a better reefkeeper and help something that is doomed to failing. The times it works are awesome but the times you try so hard and it doesn't just about kill ya.

[big t]

Sorry to hear about the bad news Better luck next time