something killed and ate my maxima clam

[daniella3d]

Same there, I think it just plain died. I would never ever buy 2" clam as they are way too young and fragile and they need feeding because their mantle is not yet big enough to give them all the energy they need.

It is best to get at least 4" clam as these do not require feeding.

I don't think your clam was killed because your other clams would have been killed way before that. That is almost the proof that your clam just died.

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

If it died overnight after buying it and your others are doing fine I think it simply didn't handle the move very well. What did you do to acclimate it? A small dead clam will be consumed in a mature system very quickly. When I feed my fish mussels and clams from the grocery store they are bare well within a day even if the fish don't touch them.