Cleaner Shrimp and Clam

[nutx]

I've a clam that the cleaner shrimps keep disturbing it, more like trying to eat something.....now the clam is not opening.

is there something wrong with the clam? or the clam is dead, and the cleaner shrimp just eating the remains....

[blueheaven]

feed ur shrimp with a piece of market prawn lar.

[nutx]

feed ur shrimp with a piece of market prawn lar.

I've been feeding them with frozen brineshrimp. no fish in my tank, only 5 cleaner shrimp, 1 boxer, 2 fire shrimp(one looks missing!).

abt 1/3 cube each day.

[nutx]

I think the clam attacked by the shrimps is dead, as I can see a portion of the mantle turned dull colour, and it is not reacting (open/closed) anymore.

Shall I removed it, or just let the shrimps have a good feast?

[woonming]

Ur clams is not doing well

[bwilly]

most probably dead.

if its alive your CS won't disturb em..

maybe just "clean" it..

mine, oki, CS never chup clams.

only when dead, CS will want a pc of their meat..

yummy..!

[Dispar_Anthias]

Yup your shrimp has already detect that your clam is sick or going to die, thus doing its job as a scavenger. Pls dun blame the wrong culprit

[nutx]

Anyway to save the clam?

[shiraz]

maybe u can try improve water conditions tremendously.. (water change)

the best u can get is maybe part of the mantle would turn white... something like bleached

[nutx]

maybe u can try improve water conditions tremendously.. (water change)

the best u can get is maybe part of the mantle would turn white... something like bleached

There is actually a hole in the center of the mantle...is it too late leow?

The clam suffered when my KH shoot up to 19 on Thurs night...and it is back to normal on Sat, after water change. It is now at KH 12, Ca 420.

[blueheaven]

the hole i read is FATAL!!!!!!!

[bwilly]

there's nothing much u can do for now.

the hole in there is normal.. mantle not openning,

not getting its "normal" food source via light..

so the clam oki..?