Hole in my clam

[stang8s]

I noticed a small hole today on the edge of my deresa. Is this a bad thing or just something that happens as they grow??

 

[Ray]

Do you have anything in the tank that might have picked at it?
I have a clam that was in Scott Merrill's tank and it had 2 holes in it from a purple tang picking at it.
My yellow tang will pick at a clam once and a while but has not done any damage, my CBB has also picked a couple of times and that worries me

 

[clamm]

never seen that, is there any parasites that eat at clams? Ill have to watch this thread and learn what others have seen, since i just added a clam.

 

[montec24]

Look for Pyramid Snails. I had them and they did eat a hole in my maxima. They are very small and have a spiral \ pyramid shape to them, look like a grain of rice. You will usually see them if you look close, usually on the shell where the mantle overhangs.

 

[saltwaterB]

Also, make sure nothing that stings touches the mantle.

deffinately check for Pyramid Snails.

-B-

 

[Scarfish]

LOL thread name

 

[stang8s]

I found no snails but there was a mojano anemone on the side of the shell not too far under that area. Could it have done it? I dont think its from a fish nipping since the edge is not broken. I think a fish would nip from the edge.