Clam death.

Doug · #1 10-18-2014, 04:40 PM

How the heck,{would rather use another word}, does a perfectly healthy clam go from that to retracted and almost dead the next morning.

My nicest maxima. $200 freaking dollars down the drain. Sheez.

No visible pests. None of my fish bothered them that I seen. The clam has been absolutely perfect since its purchase a few months ago.

mark · #2 10-18-2014, 05:14 PM

lost a few clams over the years, they appear 100% in the evening to a putrid mess the next morning without explanation

Doug · #3 10-18-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mark

lost a few clams over the years, they appear 100% in the evening to a putrid mess the next morning without explanation

Exactly.

The Guy · #4 10-18-2014, 06:20 PM

I had a squamosa that was good for several months, then one day it was wide open and dead. I think it was being attacked from the bottom by ?? not sure though. Anyway it's a p*****f when it happens, so I stay away from them now.

toxic111 · #5 10-18-2014, 10:37 PM

I lost mine after it doing well & growing well for 3 years... it sucks big time..

neoh · #6 10-19-2014, 12:45 AM

I had an angel fish get the taste of clam and killed it in the matter of minutes. So I brought the angel to the lfs immediately afterwords!

Doug · #7 10-19-2014, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by neoh

I had an angel fish get the taste of clam and killed it in the matter of minutes. So I brought the angel to the lfs immediately afterwords!

None I have bother them. Once reason I never added the coral beauty I wanted so much.

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Originally Posted by toxic111

I lost mine after it doing well & growing well for 3 years... it sucks big time..

Sucks big time is putting it lightly.

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Originally Posted by The Guy

I had a squamosa that was good for several months, then one day it was wide open and dead. I think it was being attacked from the bottom by ?? not sure though. Anyway it's a p*****f when it happens, so I stay away from them now.

Ya me to except for what I have left

asylumdown · #8 10-22-2014, 07:12 PM

That sucks

it might just be a disease. There's organism specific bacteria and viruses for every member of the tree of life. You'd never be able to test for it, but maybe your tank caught the clam equivalent of small pox?

Delphinus · #9 10-23-2014, 02:47 AM

Sorry to hear Doug.

That's my biggest fear with clams, when one goes, it seems to start a chain reaction..

Skimmerking · #10 10-23-2014, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by asylumdown

That sucks

it might just be a disease. There's organism specific bacteria and viruses for every member of the tree of life. You'd never be able to test for it, but maybe your tank caught the clam equivalent of small pox?

ya Doug didnt you say that you swapped out clams with another reefer probably caught it from him/her