Clam not looking good

sach

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• 7 Oct 2015

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Help needed
My clam is spilting and not opening full.

Any idea what's the reason is ?

 

sach

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• 7 Oct 2015

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I have had it for 5 months now.

 

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• 8 Oct 2015

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Afraid that doesn't look good- unlikely to make it imo. It's gaping and the retracting into the mantle is a sign of stress. Lots of potential causes from flow to light to pests

 

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• 8 Oct 2015

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Check underneath for tiny snails.

 

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• 8 Oct 2015

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I dont think that will make it much longer. like Riaan said check for some sort of predator

 

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• 9 Oct 2015

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It didn't make it, it just deteriorated