I saw a beautiful maxima clam at my LFS (Never seen that type of coloration in real life). I looked at it overhead when i decided to purchase it.
At home it was kind of stressed longer than I am used to. It’s MUCH more sensitive to movement and will retract even by me walking up to my tank (which is taller than me btw). It is retracting from my reflection on the glass.
It took 2 days for it to extend 70% from how I saw it at the LFS. Still isn’t fully opened yet.
I notice the color is very pale in comparison to how I saw it at the store (and I am also looking at it from the top to make that assessment).
I have 7 other maxima clams in my tank and I haven’t seen this before. Can anyone confirm if maximas can go pale seemingly from a short trip?
I didn’t see any pest snails , and my current clams are vibrant in color.
At home it was kind of stressed longer than I am used to. It’s MUCH more sensitive to movement and will retract even by me walking up to my tank (which is taller than me btw). It is retracting from my reflection on the glass.
It took 2 days for it to extend 70% from how I saw it at the LFS. Still isn’t fully opened yet.
I notice the color is very pale in comparison to how I saw it at the store (and I am also looking at it from the top to make that assessment).
I have 7 other maxima clams in my tank and I haven’t seen this before. Can anyone confirm if maximas can go pale seemingly from a short trip?
I didn’t see any pest snails , and my current clams are vibrant in color.