So I bought a Maxima clam about...2? months ago. I originally was going to go to Home Depot, buy a tile, then put the clam on it in the sand bed....so I could quickly move him around if I need to.
Instead, I decided to get "artistic" and I put the clam on a piece of live rock that has a shelf edge to it. See below picture.
Well to my surprise, the clam is rapidly out-growing his spot. His foot is already down....and if you look in the back of the picture, you can see his shell is pushing up against the rock back.
Can I get your opinions? What should I do?
1. Leave the clam "as is", as he has plenty of room to grow.
2. Take the rock out of the water, put it in a 5gal bucket with fresh salt water, grab a hammer and screwdriver and start chiseling away so that the clam has a flat surface on the rock with no "background" to hinder his growth.
Cutting his foot thread thingy is NOT an option. I'm pretty uncoordinated and I WILL screw this up and kill the clam.
Thanks
Instead, I decided to get "artistic" and I put the clam on a piece of live rock that has a shelf edge to it. See below picture.
Well to my surprise, the clam is rapidly out-growing his spot. His foot is already down....and if you look in the back of the picture, you can see his shell is pushing up against the rock back.
Can I get your opinions? What should I do?
1. Leave the clam "as is", as he has plenty of room to grow.
2. Take the rock out of the water, put it in a 5gal bucket with fresh salt water, grab a hammer and screwdriver and start chiseling away so that the clam has a flat surface on the rock with no "background" to hinder his growth.
Cutting his foot thread thingy is NOT an option. I'm pretty uncoordinated and I WILL screw this up and kill the clam.
Thanks