SRC Member cityofangels Posted October 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 About 3-4weeks ago, a friend's crocea in my tank perished without any warning or signs of distress. When I retrieved the clam from my tank, I found bristle worms at the base of the clams. I know bristle worms will not attack live clams. So the worms must have started feasting on the clam when it was already dead. 2 days ago, one of my croceas also decided to give up on me and died. All my parameters are ok (i.e. 0ppm). I've been dosing Ca, making sure my pH, SG & Alk are stable. I also dose Liquifry Marine in my tank once every 3-4 days. I am using 150w MH with my chiller set at 26degs. What's going on? Why are clams not fated to be in my tank? I still have 2 croceas & 1 squamosa in my tank. I don't want them perishing too.. There don't seem to be any parasitic snails or chitons. As far as I know, none of my fishes are pecking on the clams. Out of all my fishes, the only fish that even goes near my clams is my algae blenny and he merely perches on the side of their shells. Is this what they call, 'myterious clam disease'? Is there no cure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tivoli Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hi for me, I had two nice crocea growing happily ..... until I bought a new maxima, then suddenly all three clams starting pinching and all died in a month. I was under the impression that clams from diff locations are mixed together, they may spread microscopic disease and bacteria and infect each other. So now I am very careful. i only have one maxima clam and it is growing healthy by it self .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Bob Posted October 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 Yo Tivoli. Your Avatars is cool, Is that Gaia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjazz Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 sis, its not mysterious clam disease. Remember what i warn you? i worried for the rest of ur clams. Quote 300 Gallon Reef Paradise 6X2.5X2.5 FT Tank : 4x2x2 ft sump : 2x1x2 ft refugim Skimmer: Deltec AP851 Calcium Reactor: Lightings: Aqualight T5 Retrofit, 150 watt MH X2 Chiller: Hailea HC-500A model w/ Aquabee 2000 Ozonizer: Hailea HLO-300 Digital ozonizer Wavemaker: Tunze 6080, Tunze 6060 Return Pumps: Aquabee 5000 x2 Other equipments: Aquabee 2000, Quietone 1200, 5L Co2 Cylinder w/ Dupla regulator American Marine Wireless Thermometer Reefing is a dedication, not a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cityofangels Posted October 12, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 If it's not a mysterious clam disease, then what's happening to my clams? Something must be causing them to go one by one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tineng Posted October 12, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 maybe you want to describe a bit more of the symtoms??? was it gasping, was the syphone tubes inverted, was the mantle of the clam pinch....etc....how are the other clams doing.... vist clams direct discussion forum, they have very good information to help you identify and solve problem.....http://www.clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cityofangels Posted October 12, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 tineng: There were no symptoms whatsoever. That's why it is so puzzling! Their siphons were not inverted, no pinched mantle and no gasping. They both looked perfectly fine the day/night before! My remaining 2 croceas & 1 squamosa seem to be doing fine at the moment. But frankly, after reading several other SRC reefers experiences with clams, I don't have faith that my other clams won't perish along with the others. I've heard of entire clam colonies wiped out over a couple of days/weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tigger Posted October 12, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 sometimes keep clam is like that wan. me also, oneday fine, then 1 day all maty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cityofangels Posted October 12, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 Why do I foresee impending doom for the remaining clams in my tank? I don't want a clam graveyard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tineng Posted October 12, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 tineng: There were no symptoms whatsoever. That's why it is so puzzling! Their siphons were not inverted, no pinched mantle and no gasping. They both looked perfectly fine the day/night before! My remaining 2 croceas & 1 squamosa seem to be doing fine at the moment. But frankly, after reading several other SRC reefers experiences with clams, I don't have faith that my other clams won't perish along with the others. I've heard of entire clam colonies wiped out over a couple of days/weeks. i think you are getting paranoid.....clams are one of the easist to keep and toughest to die if given a modest water condition with good enough lights. Unless you brought the clam new, death from the 'myterious clam disease' is unlikely especially if it has been in a reefer tank for sometime.... there are some of the things that you might miss from the visual inspection, for example, snails already bore into the base of the clams, boring sponges, centralize bleaching....etc also what did bro acidjazz warn you about anyway??? no need to be so mysterious about his inital diagnosis.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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