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Old 06/13/2005, 04:30 PM
Gooli Gooli is offline
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crocea new to my tank - keeps tipping over?

Hi,

I added my first clam two days ago - a crocea clam.
I positioned it on a small flat rock and put it on the sand.
It tipped over the first day and i figured it was a crab or a snail.

So...I put a clear plastic around him to segregate him. I woke up this morning and he is tipped over on its side again!

am i doing something wrong?

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Old 06/13/2005, 05:43 PM
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Old 06/13/2005, 07:13 PM
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put it in a small rock and most likely it will attach (mine was attached after about an hour)
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Old 06/14/2005, 08:36 AM
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I went through the exact same thing with my crocea for about two weeks. It wasn't until I put him up high in the rockwork that he was happy and finally attached.
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Old 06/15/2005, 01:48 AM
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i checked today and he has a thin string attached to the rock - is that all that is supposed to attach? or is it his entire "foot" that is supposed to attach?
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Old 06/16/2005, 07:00 PM
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It probably has a bit more than just that string. Mine took a week or so to stop tipping over and attach permanently.
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