Clams and Interceptor

[turkleton]

I know snails and crabs etc need to be removed from the aquarium prior to treating the tank with interceptor. Do I need to remove the clams as well or will the treatment not affect them since their not arthropods?

[mr_alberta]

I didn't remove my clams when I did an interceptor treatment on my tank years ago...

[turkleton]

Hmmm, I'd really prefer my answer from a competent source . . .

[mr_alberta]

Hahah nice.

[christyf5]

LOL, I hope that was in jest :razz:

I didn't remove my clams either when I treated with interceptor. It may affect starfish though. I had a fromia star that didn't fare so well, not sure if it was the interceptor or one of those things...

Never lost any snails either, just acro crabs :neutral:

[whatcaneyedo]

I've done two full sets of treatments in the the past (6 treatments) with clams in the tank and did not loose any.

[Dez]

I've done a few treatments with 6 clams in my tank and I still have 3 of the clams and sold the other 3. It's all good. (One of them was only 1 1/2")

[turkleton]

That's great news. Thanks for the info everyone.

[lastlight]

I've done 3 treatments and was only able to catch my 2 porcelain crabs the first time around and never caught the cleaner shrimp once. Shrimp and both crabs are still with me =)