Please Help My Clam

[Justin_18]

Hi everyone,

I have had a crocea clam for about 2 months now and everything has been going great, until now. My cleaner wrasse for some odd reason has decided to pick on my clam if he tries to come out at all. I was hoping it was just a phase, but it has now been 2 weeks and my clam still tries to come out, but the cleaner wrasse picks on him every time. Does anyone know why my cleaner wrasse is doing this or how I could possibly get him out without ripping apart my tank?

Thanks in advance,

Justin

[michika]

Try a strawberry basket upside down over the clam to keep the wrass off. It will make an impact on the lighting your clam gets, but at least your clam would be safe from the wrasse temporarily and be able to come out.

To catch the wrass I haven't a clue, sorry! Maybe try feeding to get it out in the open the swoop in with a net!

[Justin_18]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[michika]

Sorry I don't know what else to suggest that won't further inhibit the clams lightsource or make the wrasse suffer.

Have any pictures of your clam?

[Justin_18]

Um, ya... but I don't know how to get it on here. lol :smile:

[michika]

Have you uploaded it somewhere? If you have all you have to do is hit the IMG button, put the location of the picture in, then hit the IMG button again and hit submit,

it should look like this without the *s then hit submit and you should have a picture up for all to see!
[*img*]http://wwwmypicture.com/something.jpg[*/img*]

[Justin_18]

Sorry, I haven't uploded it anywhere (mainly cuz i don't know how). I just have it on my computer in My Pictures.

Chris, The wrasse is about 2.5 inches long.

[michika]

load it into the photo gallery, click on the photo gallery under the main menu on the left side of the page, then click upload photos, its on the right side, and just upload it on canreef, then post!

[Justin_18]

Michika,
Sorry for being so computer illiterate :redface: but could you tell me how to upload the pic on here from My Pictures?

[Justin_18]

lol. nevermind, thanks, let's see if this works.

[Justin_18]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2526&password=&sort=1&cat=998&page=1

Did that work?

[Willow]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/1712fish_tank_021-med.jpg

[michika]

Wow! Thats a really beautiful clam! Beats the crap out of mine!

So is the mantle all in one peice still?

[Justin_18]

Thanks Willow,

Michika, ya it is still in one piece

[Justin_18]

I'm sure your clam is awesome too, got a pic?

[michika]

Its cowering in shame! http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/506/1371PICT0003_1-med.JPG

[Justin_18]

Well it shouldn't cower, cuz it's really nice! I love green clams!!!!

[michika]

Thank you!

Where is Claresholm?

[Justin_18]

Claresholm is about an hour south of Calgary

I'm actually moving to Edmonton this fall, maybe I'll see ya there :smile:

[Willow]

nice clam michika.. does anyone ever get tired of using that one :mrgreen:

[Skimmerking]

i was talking to a buddy of mine and he tells me that If you have to many cleaners in the tank IE- Cleaner shrimp ot cleaner wrasses. they will nip at the lips of the clam causing to to break away from the body and once that happens it a goner os on it's way to be a goner.

Just is what i heard and was told.


mike

[michika]

Thanks Willow!