Jorgieee Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I have had a clam for about a little more then over a month now it was looking good and healthy the whole time I have had it. Recently I have seen my goby on it a few times, and for the past three days the clam's mantle is receding back towards the shell and not coming out. Any suggestions on what I should do? I don't want to loose it if I can save it Link to comment
FlamingPrawn Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Clown Goby killed mine... literally in 5 days flat. He never left the stupid thing Get the goby out now. Link to comment
Jorgieee Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Clown Goby killed mine... literally in 5 days flat. He never left the stupid thing Get the goby out now. So it still has a chance of surviving? Link to comment
tetraodon Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 its pinched mantle, nothing to do with the goby, Link to comment
FlamingPrawn Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Mine was perfect when I got it. Until the clown goby started going on him. You can try to find something to put around him. like a clear container with holes in it so it can still get flow. Granted Maximas are supposed to be on a rock too... have you looked underneath for pyramid snails? I will agree its starting to look like pinch mantle.. or just a pissed off clam Link to comment
Jorgieee Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 its pinched mantle, nothing to do with the goby, What does that mean? Link to comment
FlamingPrawn Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Looks up pinch mantle disease. happens to a lot of clams. What is his foot sitting on? Link to comment
Jorgieee Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Looks up pinch mantle disease. happens to a lot of clams. What is his foot sitting on? He sitting on the sand bed If it is that what can I do it help it? Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Following. Having a clam with a similiar issue. Link to comment
RC1313 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 He sitting on the sand bed If it is that what can I do it help it? Following. Having a clam with a similiar issue. There's a clam treatment thread somewhere but if I remember correctly its some kind of protozoan and requires a freshwater dip. Link to comment
Jorgieee Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 R/O dip or regular faucet water? Link to comment
Thomas898 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 RO or RODI. Tap water has all sorts of nasties. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 make sure there are no pyramyd snails as well, those can be nasty, make sure the temp and ph are the same, how long have you had symptoms Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Not trying to hijack but anyone know if like dwarf ceriths will piss the clam off? I night I see those crawling on the clam and the mantle area. I know they are dwarf ceriths as they are from reef cleaners. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I have the exact same problem! goby is chilling on the clam and has caused the one of the lips of the matle to not want to come out anymore. I have also been dealing with a cyano or diatom problem and one side of the clam was getting red in the grooves. I cant tell if its the algae or the goby. I don't see any pyramid snails and i'm scared to dip it, i dont want to stress it out even more. any help would be amazing! make sure there are no pyramyd snails as well, those can be nasty, make sure the temp and ph are the same, how long have you had symptoms There's a clam treatment thread somewhere but if I remember correctly its some kind of protozoan and requires a freshwater dip. He sitting on the sand bedIf it is that what can I do it help it? Looks up pinch mantle disease. happens to a lot of clams. What is his foot sitting on? its pinched mantle, nothing to do with the goby, So it still has a chance of surviving? Clown Goby killed mine... literally in 5 days flat. He never left the stupid thing Get the goby out now. Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Yea I don't think the snails are doing anything to the clam. I think their just grazing but the clam doesn't always seem to appreciate it. And I also know that just cause they are there and I see them, that doesn't mean they are causing anything. Many things happen in our tanks that our eyes can never see, that I think all of us know. Anyways this is my first experience with a clam and from what I have read many seem to think pinched mantle is from a Protozoan (spelling?) that is sorta always there like ich with fish and only presents when other factors stress the clams in any way. So who knows, I'm riding this out, prob try a fresh water dip if mine doesn't look better tomorow. I'm working with a six gallon tank and the clam is the only thing not 100% so I can't be too mad at myself, sps, lps, softies all awesome and growing. We all want our stuff to live so it's frustrating but sometimes out of our control. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 its not the goby, i have a hawk and a dwarf lion that love to sit on my 4 clams, never had an issue, after lights out check the clam for snails that look like ceriths but smaller. also do a shadow test, if it curls the edges of the mantle when you put a shadow over it, thats pinched mantle. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 its not the goby, i have a hawk and a dwarf lion that love to sit on my 4 clams, never had an issue, after lights out check the clam for snails that look like ceriths but smaller. also do a shadow test, if it curls the edges of the mantle when you put a shadow over it, thats pinched mantle. it all goes in, and reacts completely normal to shadows. do you think the algea is messing with it? one side of the clam is red Link to comment
FlamingPrawn Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Freshwater dip is the LAST thing I'd do. I ultimately thing that is what did mine in. Check for snails; and put a rock under him Link to comment
CJJon Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Dechlorinated TAP water Read: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/303365-pinched-mantle-disease/ Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I did a 15 min tap water dip, the ph of the water was round 8 anyhow so i didnt use a buffer and I didnt dechloranate it but it worked like a charm 2 days later my clam is back to happy. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Dechlorintated tap water for about thirty minutes. Run lots and lots of carbon. Link to comment
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