Id please Bi-valve/clam

Hi everyone, need Id and help with this one.

It come With the zoa colony i got about four months ago.Two weeks ago i noticed that my zoas slimming and something white sponge like thing growing in between polyps.So i decide to remove the sponge like thing.and by removing the sponge i end up with the sours and was able to manually remove about 15 of them.Now i dont know what to do? is this going to some how spared in my tank or its only going to stick in that zoa colony.Any advice how to safely remove this things without damaging the colony greatly appreciated.

 

Those are types of clams and should not cause any problems. They prefer to be in low light to shaded areas.

 

It's a bi-valve, which kind I will have to look up.

They are filter feeders and need a good deal of suspended particles to survive.

Manual removal or letting die off naturally. They will close so tightly during a dip I have doubts how effective that would be.

I do not see them spreading much or causing long term issues.

Personally I think they are cool.

 

If you include Bi-valve/clam in the title by editing it, pagojoe might respond and know the exact ID.

If you want to hunt for the exact ID yourself the link below may be of assistance.

http://species-identification.org/i... shells&selectie=52&hoofdgroepen_pad=,1,12,52

 

Thanks guys for respond.So this clams are not dangerousBut the white sponge like thing was all around the polyps and like choke the polyps preventing them to open up fully.Here is pictures of the colony itself.Its still stressed from yesterday.Sorry for bud pictures.its point and shoot camera.And how long its going to take them to dye off naturally.

 

Very cool piece!

Die off is variable, any where from days to weeks, depends on available food, water chemistry.......

Getting the sponge removed was the most important thing.

 

Thank you for this amassing link.Guess ill go aned and crack one of them open and take a closer look at the shell construction for better id

 

Oh you're welcome.

It's much easier for the person with the invert to make the ID, since you know exactly what you're looking at.

 

Great looking zoa colony. Are those eagle eyes? or LA Lakers?

I've had the sponge problem myself. I had a family member take care of the tank while I was away for a month. I came back last week and a sponge had smothered one of my gsp rocks. It sucks, but fortunately it's a cheap, fast growing coral, so I can just get a new one.

Congrats on the clams. They look pretty cool.

 

Thanks.its a mix of eagle eye,radioactive green and unknown to me zoas(I'm new in reefing have so much and so many names to learn. and probably all be spending more time in ID section then anywhere else )