can clams

[terry]

can clams change their zooxanthellae . mine has mucus in the center was only open half way four 3 days now it is opening more now. i have had it 2 yer + it is a derasa clam . i dont no if it is dieing

[sasquatch]

Terry, can you get a pic,are you sure it lost its zooxanthellae? what are your parameters right now. They do produce mucus daily, have you changed flow or anything???

[terry]

[terry]

Originally Posted by sasquatch

Terry, can you get a pic,are you sure it lost its zooxanthellae? what are your parameters right now. They do produce mucus daily, have you changed flow or anything???

i have a blue clam as well it is heathly calcium 400 / pho nil / ph 8.2 / alk 6 / nitrate 5 / nitirite nil / akl has droped from 10 to 6 all ways haveing problems with alk and calcium. has not lost zooxanthellae .bin adding ultra bak. is nutrition-bacteria-concentrate +ultra mins amino acids and vitamins 4 one week have no pit www.faunamarin.de

[sasquatch]

Terry, alc is a bit low, nitrates a bit too high for clams,personally I would stop the additives now and do some water changes, clams are filter feeders and are very specific about the size of food my worry would be the ultra bac additive is both fouling your water and suffocating the clam, Im sure somebody with more experiance will weigh in on this, do you use any carbon?? Steve

[terry]

Originally Posted by sasquatch

Terry, alc is a bit low, nitrates a bit too high for clams,personally I would stop the additives now and do some water changes, clams are filter feeders and are very specific about the size of food my worry would be the ultra bac additive is both fouling your water and suffocating the clam, Im sure somebody with more experiance will weigh in on this, do you use any carbon?? Steve

i do use carbon. thank you 4 ur help mate

[terry]

Originally Posted by sasquatch

Terry, alc is a bit low, nitrates a bit too high for clams,personally I would stop the additives now and do some water changes, clams are filter feeders and are very specific about the size of food my worry would be the ultra bac additive is both fouling your water and suffocating the clam, Im sure somebody with more experiance will weigh in on this, do you use any carbon?? Steve

i think i got nitrates and nitrate mixed up got to have a ask my local reef shop i get my test done their sorry

[SueT]

Terry, I would try to get my alk. up, slowly and see if it can be kept more stable. If clams love one thing it is stability. Swings in water params are what can really make a clam sick. I would also stop this additive.

[terry]

Originally Posted by SueT

Terry, I would try to get my alk. up, slowly and see if it can be kept more stable. If clams love one thing it is stability. Swings in water params are what can really make a clam sick. I would also stop this additive.

geting alk up slowly hopeing it will be in 4 days raiseing alk by 1 per day.thank s 4 r ply. i have to top up a lot do you think i should add some buffer to ro ,

[terry]

Originally Posted by terry

geting alk up slowly hopeing it will be in 4 days raiseing alk by 1 per day.thank s 4 r ply. i have to top up a lot do you think i should add some buffer to ro ,

you have a greet reef beautiful

[cheeks69]

Originally Posted by terry

can clams change their zooxanthellae . mine has mucus in the center was only open half way four 3 days now it is opening more now. i have had it 2 yer + it is a derasa clam . i dont no if it is dieing

They probably can and expell it too if under severe stress...has it bleached or become very light in color ? Clams need a stable mature tank particularly cal/alk. How long has this tank been established ? What type of lighting are you using and how many watts ? What are the dimensions of the tank ?

Clams are filter feeders and will absorve dissolved nutrients therefore lowering your nitrates. You say there's mucous are you noticing the mantle pinching at all ? Do you have a photo of the clam ?

[terry]

Originally Posted by cheeks69

They probably can and expell it too if under severe stress...has it bleached or become very light in color ? Clams need a stable mature tank particularly cal/alk. How long has this tank been established ? What type of lighting are you using and how many watts ? What are the dimensions of the tank ?

Clams are filter feeders and will absorve dissolved nutrients therefore lowering your nitrates. You say there's mucous are you noticing the mantle pinching at all ? Do you have a photo of the clam ?

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