clam help needed

sebastian · 08-06-2007, 08:40 PM

i bought a clam about week ago.... it looked OK for few days... opens, closes etc. but today i looks like it's shrinking inside of the shell. what could be the reason??? i'm new with clams and have no idea if it's ok or not

AQTCJAK · 08-06-2007, 08:47 PM

Could be several things lighting, water conditions, temp, lack of food, something stung it ie anenome, torch coral etc..

lcstorc · 08-06-2007, 09:01 PM

Way too much missing info to make a guess. For starters what kind of clam? What is your lighting and where in the tank was the clam? What are your water paramaters and tank mates?
It would be almost impossible to make a guess without at least thse answers.
It does however seem like the clam is dead. If you no longer see a reaction to light, remove it and try to syphon out as much of the body as possible.

sebastian · 08-06-2007, 10:41 PM

sorry for info-less tread... water param. seems ok as always... all other corals are very good..... clam is still alive...it opens and closes when i touch it.... light is 500 MH and 260 actinic.... mid water movement middium, before the clam was on sand.... but today i puted on piece of flat rock.... kind of stupid but i have to admit that i dont know the name of the clam... it's about 4 inch and it'd a dark purple with some bright blue accents

AQTCJAK · 08-06-2007, 10:47 PM

what does the foot look like is it in tact shreaded etc.?

sebastian · 08-06-2007, 10:49 PM

i have cleaner shrimp about 4-5 inch long maybe he is the

??????

sebastian · 08-06-2007, 10:50 PM

the foot was white long about 1-1 1/2 inch solid

AQTCJAK · 08-06-2007, 10:51 PM

shrimp noramally dont bother clams

Techno-Vicki · 08-06-2007, 11:10 PM

how about a fish bothering him? Do you have it sitting upright in the tank to get the maximum exposure to the light? Do you notice any snails? Could be pyramid snails that eat clams. Here is a little info. on them.
Pests Invading the Reef Aquarium Hobby: Part 2 - Flatworms, Snails & Limpets
What about bristle worms? Do you see any on the foot?

lcstorc · 08-06-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sebastian

sorry for info-less tread... water param. seems ok as always... all other corals are very good..... clam is still alive...it opens and closes when i touch it.... light is 500 MH and 260 actinic.... mid water movement middium, before the clam was on sand.... but today i puted on piece of flat rock.... kind of stupid but i have to admit that i dont know the name of the clam... it's about 4 inch and it'd a dark purple with some bright blue accents

I hate to say it but there is still very little info. I am assuming you have 2 250w Mh lights but how deep is the tank. What are your parameter? The lfs will say good to most anything.
The type of clam is very important. Post some pics and be sure to get evert possiible. The mantle color is ths least importnt thing in an id . The reason I ask is becaise some prefer the sand an others the rock. Knowing the type of olam cam help you care for iit.
More questions though. How long was it at the lfs and what lights did they use? '
BTW you should not need to touch it to close. Simply putting your hand between the clam and the light should make it cclose at eat partiall,
Hopefully one of ou clam expoerts will be along soon, Meanwhilke you can get the specs and pics since they are likey ask the same tyoes of qustions.

chris&barb · 08-06-2007, 11:47 PM

clams are very sensitive to water chemistry changes, Alk in particular.

can you please list the test results from every test kit you have.

can you also tell us what products you use to add/maintain calcium and alkalinity, and exactly what method you use to administer them.

please list any and all additives or filtration media you use.

if you cant post a photo of the clam this thread will at least help you ID the clam Clams Direct :: View topic - Tridacnid clam ID made easy

sebastian · 08-24-2007, 12:00 AM

thx guys for Your help but

clam is DEAD !

it was too late

sasquatch · 08-24-2007, 12:22 AM

Sebastian, very sorry for your loss, clams are not an easy care choice, they do have some pretty specific needs for each type, also acclimation is critical, general purchase health hard to determine, my first clam was ripped of its rock at the lfs and died the next day, that was a bad day for me, worse for the clam. Steve

flricordia · 08-29-2007, 12:04 AM

I know nothing about clams, but there is a clam disease and/or worm, that can wipe out an entire clam colony within a few weeks. I have seen it when a friend bought a small clam from Petland and once in her tank it started dying and about 2 weeks later all her clams were dead. Could have been that maybe? If your water param. and lighting were correct?

08-06-2007, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	clam help needed i bought a clam about week ago.... it looked OK for few days... opens, closes etc. but today i looks like it's shrinking inside of the shell. what could be the reason??? i'm new with clams and have no idea if it's ok or not __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

08-06-2007, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed Could be several things lighting, water conditions, temp, lack of food, something stung it ie anenome, torch coral etc.. __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

08-06-2007, 09:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed Way too much missing info to make a guess. For starters what kind of clam? What is your lighting and where in the tank was the clam? What are your water paramaters and tank mates? It would be almost impossible to make a guess without at least thse answers. It does however seem like the clam is dead. If you no longer see a reaction to light, remove it and try to syphon out as much of the body as possible. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

08-06-2007, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clam help needed sorry for info-less tread... water param. seems ok as always... all other corals are very good..... clam is still alive...it opens and closes when i touch it.... light is 500 MH and 260 actinic.... mid water movement middium, before the clam was on sand.... but today i puted on piece of flat rock.... kind of stupid but i have to admit that i dont know the name of the clam... it's about 4 inch and it'd a dark purple with some bright blue accents __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

08-06-2007, 10:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed what does the foot look like is it in tact shreaded etc.? __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

08-06-2007, 10:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clam help needed i have cleaner shrimp about 4-5 inch long maybe he is the ?????? __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

08-06-2007, 10:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clam help needed the foot was white long about 1-1 1/2 inch solid __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

08-06-2007, 10:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed shrimp noramally dont bother clams __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

08-06-2007, 11:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed how about a fish bothering him? Do you have it sitting upright in the tank to get the maximum exposure to the light? Do you notice any snails? Could be pyramid snails that eat clams. Here is a little info. on them. Pests Invading the Reef Aquarium Hobby: Part 2 - Flatworms, Snails & Limpets What about bristle worms? Do you see any on the foot? __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

08-06-2007, 11:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
chris&barb Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 115 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed clams are very sensitive to water chemistry changes, Alk in particular. can you please list the test results from every test kit you have. can you also tell us what products you use to add/maintain calcium and alkalinity, and exactly what method you use to administer them. please list any and all additives or filtration media you use. if you cant post a photo of the clam this thread will at least help you ID the clam Clams Direct :: View topic - Tridacnid clam ID made easy

08-24-2007, 12:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clam help needed thx guys for Your help but clam is DEAD ! it was too late __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

08-24-2007, 12:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clam help needed Sebastian, very sorry for your loss, clams are not an easy care choice, they do have some pretty specific needs for each type, also acclimation is critical, general purchase health hard to determine, my first clam was ripped of its rock at the lfs and died the next day, that was a bad day for me, worse for the clam. Steve

08-29-2007, 12:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
flricordia Just Mike for short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clam help needed I know nothing about clams, but there is a clam disease and/or worm, that can wipe out an entire clam colony within a few weeks. I have seen it when a friend bought a small clam from Petland and once in her tank it started dying and about 2 weeks later all her clams were dead. Could have been that maybe? If your water param. and lighting were correct?

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