Gvtv44 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Ok, I have this clam, right? Well, the third day I had it, a lovely hermit crab decided to chew into it, making a large hole ... it sealed itself up a day later, but today I come home, and it is all shriveled up in it's shell, and white around the edges... the center is still vivid... but I am sure it is dying... all parameters are perfect... I haven't had it a week yet... how do I save it?????? Please save my clam! Gvtv44 Link to comment
formerly icyuodd/icyoud2 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 is it getting enough light? too much light? how big is it? does it require food? (if its small) what about flow? Link to comment
Gvtv44 Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 72 Watts PC, it's within 6 " of the lamp, and is 3" long. It has been very colorful/ healthy until today, when I found it like it is. Link to comment
formerly icyuodd/icyoud2 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 type of clam? do you have a pic of the clam/damage? it sure would help. double check all your readings and let us know where your at. are you using a hydrometer or a refractometer? (swing arm or float?) have you tested it recently? Link to comment
Gvtv44 Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Crocea, will take pic... refract... in the past months that I've had the tank, it has never changed that much... should be 1.025.. I'm definate of that. Everything else is happy and thriving, except the clam... Will have pic by tomorrow night... won't be home until then... hopefully it lived/es Link to comment
this1fish Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 your lighting is no where sufficient enough to keep that crocea in the long run. Croceas are the most delicate and light demending of all the clams. Good luck though and hope your clam makes a full recovery. If all your water parameter are good and stable...then just let the clam heal itself through time. Link to comment
Gvtv44 Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 I am well aware of the needs of croceas It was doing fine/ would be if I didn't have f@$*ing hermits... so basically, leave it? I moved it into my chaeto dish so nothing could get to it... let's hope it recovers... thanks Link to comment
Blacktone Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Here's what I'm thinking, I saw a clam do fine in a tank full of nothing but hermits but it had bad lighting. After a few weeks the hermits had at it, I'm willing to bet weak lighting started to kill off tissue and the hermits where just doing their job. I've seen many many many tanks with clams do fine with hermits. after seeing about 3 of those clams die in local tanks they all had something in common, no MH lighting. Link to comment
musho3210 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 upgrade lights may speed the recovery up. Sorry to hear that. Maybe put egg-crate around the clam so things cant get into it and eat it (but light can). But i've never had a clam before so dont listen to me just yet. Link to comment
this1fish Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Here's what I'm thinking, I saw a clam do fine in a tank full of nothing but hermits but it had bad lighting. After a few weeks the hermits had at it, I'm willing to bet weak lighting started to kill off tissue and the hermits where just doing their job. I've seen many many many tanks with clams do fine with hermits. after seeing about 3 of those clams die in local tanks they all had something in common, no MH lighting. i would think the same but he said it happened on the 3rd day. 3 days isn't enough to render a clam with insufficient lighting. Unless the clam wasn't in tip top shape to begin with. Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.