clam on its side

anyone have that happen? i came home tonight and my clam was on its side , not sure how, why , when it happened. but when i righted it , it closed right up tight. looks like it just let loose. no sign of its tendrils ebing ripped. any thoughts or experiences much appreciated.

 

never had a clam Divot
so only thing I can do is bump the thread for ya

Steve

 

If the clam hasn't set its foot down yet, it's not "happy" where you've set it. What kind of clam is it?

 

its a crocea amcarrig. it has been in that spot for over 2 months. it had set its foot down, could see it on the glass. the clam had actually turned itself to get better flow for it. what im guessing might have happened, is it could have gotten spooked by something and maybe just tipped? its mantle is nice a full and frilly. and the clam is nice and active. to me , a relative newbie it looks fine and healthy. but i could be wrong.

 

Well, try putting a flat piece of rock or shell underneath it to set its food back down. Croceas are rock boring clams and tend to prefer a solid surface to settle down in.

 

ty for the advice. i will try that.

 

yea ic had my clam do the same thing one time i just set it back up and hasnt done it sence

 

i did as amcarrig suggested , and its been stuck to it happily ever after.

 

My maxima just did that recently too. I had a feeling that my maroon may have tried to push it over or something, but I don't know. I placed it upright on it's rock again. I wonder if it's telling me it wants to be higher up closer to the light. It's still nice and full and has grown about 1/2" since I bought it 2 months ago.

 

funny creatures eh mike. mine has been fine ever since it bought a nice flat piece of lr. its turned to where it likes the flow. good luck with max