clam ate my wrass - Page 2

iluvzigz · 06-21-2006, 08:08 PM

i just got home..ran to the tank to investigate the clam seems to be pulling from the sides of the shell leaving the inside of the shell exposed...i turn it updide down and i can see right through seems lifeless...uhhh doesnt look good...what could cause that...? what could the fish have done to the clam to make it die ..should i take the clam out before it pollutes the water or is there maybe a chance he is ok...

billyr98 · 06-21-2006, 11:26 PM

Wow very interesting thread.. sorry to hear about your clam

iluvzigz · 06-23-2006, 03:58 PM

i started to relize the clam was starting to look like mush, soi picked him up to take it out of the tank and the clam slipped out the bottom....i guess he didnt make it-rats
when he grabbed the fish what would cause it to die -
ive been letting the shell air dry...can i put it back in the tank , will that hurt anything?

blue_eyes53813 · 06-23-2006, 04:05 PM

There was a thread awhile back about a clam death and they looked inside and there was a dead fish. Maybe the clam didnt mean to catch it and it couldnt digest it... May have been a defense to close. somebody else might know exactly what clams are able to eat.

cheeks69 · 06-23-2006, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iluvzigz

ive been letting the shell air dry...can i put it back in the tank , will that hurt anything?

No just make sure you remove any dead material that's left, no need to leave it rotting in the tank.

iluvzigz · 06-23-2006, 06:57 PM

thanks im doing that now it looks pretty clean..

i went to the LFS today and the man was trying to say that i was lying and it never happened (the fish and the clam) he wouldnt belive me
i told him i had pics but he
still wasnt buying it ..ha

Cougra · 06-23-2006, 09:12 PM

I think it'll depend on how you told the LFS clerk. If you said the Clam ate the fish then yeah, I can see the clerk not believing you as clams are filter feeders. If you said that your clam killed the wrasse by closing on the wrasse while it was probably picking at the mantel, then it would be a lot more believable.

06-21-2006, 08:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam ate my wrass i just got home..ran to the tank to investigate the clam seems to be pulling from the sides of the shell leaving the inside of the shell exposed...i turn it updide down and i can see right through seems lifeless...uhhh doesnt look good...what could cause that...? what could the fish have done to the clam to make it die ..should i take the clam out before it pollutes the water or is there maybe a chance he is ok...

06-21-2006, 11:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam ate my wrass Wow very interesting thread.. sorry to hear about your clam __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

06-23-2006, 03:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam ate my wrass i started to relize the clam was starting to look like mush, soi picked him up to take it out of the tank and the clam slipped out the bottom....i guess he didnt make it-rats when he grabbed the fish what would cause it to die - ive been letting the shell air dry...can i put it back in the tank , will that hurt anything?

06-23-2006, 04:05 PM	#19 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,241 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam ate my wrass There was a thread awhile back about a clam death and they looked inside and there was a dead fish. Maybe the clam didnt mean to catch it and it couldnt digest it... May have been a defense to close. somebody else might know exactly what clams are able to eat. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

06-23-2006, 06:57 PM	#21 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam ate my wrass thanks im doing that now it looks pretty clean.. i went to the LFS today and the man was trying to say that i was lying and it never happened (the fish and the clam) he wouldnt belive me i told him i had pics but he still wasnt buying it ..ha

06-23-2006, 09:12 PM	#22 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clam ate my wrass I think it'll depend on how you told the LFS clerk. If you said the Clam ate the fish then yeah, I can see the clerk not believing you as clams are filter feeders. If you said that your clam killed the wrasse by closing on the wrasse while it was probably picking at the mantel, then it would be a lot more believable. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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