HELP HELP WHATS HAPPENING TO CLAM

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:37 pm

My clam has been fine, and the last day or two he is receding in like its collapsing.

I have moved it to the substrate. Will he survive, what do i need to do to help him recover???

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by **D3monic** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:47 pm

Ohh boy that dont look good. Im sorry I don't have any advice but hopefully somone has something to help.

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:19 pm

Hi puffedupseagull , welcome to RAF

This does not look good. Can you give us a little more info about your tank, how long it's been up, test results from every test kit you have (including SG and temp) and all other inhabitants.

How long have you had the clam? Honestly i dont think there is much that can be done or your clam at this point but we may be able to help you figure out what happened and keep it from happening again.

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:28 pm

3 year old tank
nitrate 0
temp constant 26
salt 0.026
800ltr tank
regular 250ltr water change
clam 8mths old always open and happy
nothing different except a lemon peel angel, GONE now
trying a 30 min fw dip, to try and fix a pinch mantle suggestion as we speak
8 chromis yellow tang blue tang lipstick 6 clowns 3 anthias.
started retracting yesterday or the day before, he still closes up when i touch his shell or come close to him.. NOT DEAD YET
normally like this pick, and thanks for he welcome

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:36 pm

What additives or other filtration media do you use?

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:39 pm

i use nothing. i believe they are not beneficial to my system, because I use NSW on a very regular basis. This is always tested before added to the tank but.
Filtration is LR and sump with a dsb high flow etc. :banghead:

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:43 pm

So you use no phosphate removing media?

Do you have any activated carbon you can add? If you do add it now, preferably in a reactor or canister filter and run the water as fast as you can.

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:49 pm

no carbon?? should I??? Dont have a reactor, could i just put it in the out let side of my skimmer so water flows across it. Will it help him you think

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:54 pm

MY tank

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:56 pm

Adding carbon wont hurt.

The clam looks pretty far gone at this point and there is not much time to try and figure out whats going on. I wish you would have posted two days ago when you first noticed something.

Im not so sure it PM. Squamosa's can contract PM but its not common, and i havent seen many cases of PM from AUS (you are from AUS right?)

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:59 pm

Have you dripped kalk, added calcium or tried to kill any apitasia lately?

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm

yeah aus
It happened so quickly
Thought i would give him a couple days but it really went down hill quickly.
I'm devastated I love my clam.
He is still very reactive, so hopefully fingers crossed he recovers.

by **puffedupseagull** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:01 pm

I did try to kill apstasia last week. Nothing extraordinary but, can that kill clams

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:04 pm

Dont go any longer then 30 minutes in the dip.

Do you know what your Ca, Alk and Mg test at?

Website · by **chris&barb** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:05 pm

puffedupseagull wrote:I did try to kill apstasia last week. Nothing extraordinary but, can that kill clams

What did you use to try and kill it? and how close to the clam was the apitasia?