Hey folks, derasa iv'e had for about 8 years is doing poorly. Flopped him over (lives in substrate) to find that his hinge is pretty much gone. No damage to flesh or mantle, but the rigid part that holds the shells together is almost gone. As a result, the mantle is now "out of phase" for lack of a better way of saying it - he cant fully close as the ridges are facing each other, rather than ridge to valley. Opening a little less every day.
Any thoughts, or cures? Have done FW dip, have never seen any pyr snails, and keep a 6-line in the tank for clam maintenance. Nobody's visibly picking.
Almost tempted to superglue a plastic strap across the bottom for a new prosthetic hinge...
-j
Any thoughts, or cures? Have done FW dip, have never seen any pyr snails, and keep a 6-line in the tank for clam maintenance. Nobody's visibly picking.
Almost tempted to superglue a plastic strap across the bottom for a new prosthetic hinge...
-j