Worms growing on clam

[BarraCudaTM]

any idea what kind of worm is growing on my giant clam?

[BarraCudaTM]

daytime shot of the clam

[Chris]

Sorry, I can't see any worms. My Clam has little red things growing on the shell. They are short and straight. about ten of such things are on my clam. Harmful?

[mv3i]

.... is it possible to remove that worm from the clam .... but fm pics ... when the clam open the worm take cover !!!!

[Tanzy]

Those tube worms are very common on clams, especially between the scutes. No problem, you can leave them there.

[chanbi]

I have the same type of worm that grow on one of my clam. And it getting bigger and after ~1mth or so, my clam "bye bye".. But don't know whether it is related. But what i do know is that the other 3 clams that i have are doing fine.

[Achilles Tang]

Tubeworms are harmless... it's the predatory bristleworms or fireworms that you have to worry about.

They are known to attack the exposed bases of clams, especially those which are not secured to a protective rock base.

Some are known to crawl in and eat the clam inside out.

I suspect that happened to one of my clams once...

[mv3i]

so is the worm harmful to the clam ??

[Achilles Tang]

Sorry, I can't see any worms. My Clam has little red things growing on the shell. They are short and straight. about ten of such things are on my clam. Harmful?

I have those too... but growing on the hard tubes of my coco worms. I believe they may be tiny frags of fire coral, sharp and may causes tingly rashes when touched.

Dun worry too much about this.

[BarraCudaTM]

I think I saw a featherduster lookalike coming out of these worms