Tridacna Maxima Ok?

[Brian Kramer]

I've had a tridacna maxima for around 6 months and it has been doing
great. Always open, beautiful coloring, quick reaction to stimulus.
As of late something seems to have happened and I am stumped.

It is still firmly attached to the rock.
It still reacts well to stimulus.
Color is still good.
However thought it is open, it doesn't seem to open as much,
especially on one side....

any ideas? Is this normal? What should I do, if anything?

[Happy'Cam'per]

Maybe its getting ready to split!
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"Brian Kramer" > wrote in message
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> I've had a tridacna maxima for around 6 months and it has been doing
> great. Always open, beautiful coloring, quick reaction to stimulus.
> As of late something seems to have happened and I am stumped.
>
> It is still firmly attached to the rock.
> It still reacts well to stimulus.
> Color is still good.
> However thought it is open, it doesn't seem to open as much,
> especially on one side....
>
> any ideas? Is this normal? What should I do, if anything?

[RicSeyler]

LOLOLOLOL
Not bloody likely...... ;-)

Happy'Cam'per wrote:

>Maybe its getting ready to split!
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>**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**
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Ric Seyler

[Mort]

I do not have a picture handy but I have read that there is a type of worm
that commonly grows on the clams shell. It extends a strand of mucous to
feed but that is irritating to the clam. Take a close look and see if there
is a little white tube protruding from the clams side. It usually 1/4-1/2"
in length and maybe 1/8 in diameter.

hth

~Mort

"Brian Kramer" > wrote in message
om...
> I've had a tridacna maxima for around 6 months and it has been doing
> great. Always open, beautiful coloring, quick reaction to stimulus.
> As of late something seems to have happened and I am stumped.
>
> It is still firmly attached to the rock.
> It still reacts well to stimulus.
> Color is still good.
> However thought it is open, it doesn't seem to open as much,
> especially on one side....
>
> any ideas? Is this normal? What should I do, if anything?