Derasa Missing part of the Mantle - is this PM disease?
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After i did 30 Minutes Fresh water dip i put all the clams in the reef tank in half hour they all had half the mantel extended after one hour thay all had a full mantel extension, i also put the small Derasa in the reef tank i have now dip all the clams in FW so it will be just better to have all the clam in the same tank it is much better water quality in the reef tank than the FOWLR tank any way.
I hope I'm finish with the FW dipping the clams.
I hope I'm finish with the FW dipping the clams.
55semireef
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Wow Zoom nice tank.
Zoom
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Well today the Baby Derasa open up and i saw a tear right at the center of the Mantel still closup when some fish swim over it but is not as open as before .
I hope it make it .
What i got out of all this is do not dip your clams two fast even so i wait a week to redip my Baby Derasa it stress it out almost to death.
I will update this thread as thing happens.
I hope it make it .
What i got out of all this is do not dip your clams two fast even so i wait a week to redip my Baby Derasa it stress it out almost to death.
I will update this thread as thing happens.
Zoom
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Well yes and no
It open up some today and still reacting to the over pass of fish, but i tell you that is a tough little Ora Derasa clam, it has a 1/4" hole on the mantel i think it happen to the baby clam from him been gaping so much.
The other clams doing good i had to dip them with the pigback rocks when i dip them they are still hanging on to them. and still have them when i put them back to the reef .
I will post the outcome of it .
How long you need to have no clams in the reef tank so it will be safe for more clams .
I'm going to use my Refuge from the other tank for clam quarantine but i had the Derasa in there so i need to know the time frame that it take for the PM disease to die so i can put new clams in that tank.
Zoom
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Update:
Update:
When the lights come on this morning the Baby Derasa open up some more and looks like on the way to recovery
" tough little Ora Derasa clam"
it has a large hole in the center of the mantel and i saw no PM at all i almost kill this clam doing two FW dips in a week.
here is a new picture you can see the hole at the center of the Mantel.
Update:
When the lights come on this morning the Baby Derasa open up some more and looks like on the way to recovery
" tough little Ora Derasa clam"
it has a large hole in the center of the mantel and i saw no PM at all i almost kill this clam doing two FW dips in a week.
here is a new picture you can see the hole at the center of the Mantel.
waterman78
Active member
Zoom,
Do you by any chance know why or how the another holes in the mantle form? I have one additional opeing in the top of my tear drop maxima...my clam looks to be okay, it's just that hole and a piece of the mantle hasn't fully cleared the shell in about a month. I'm sorry but I don't have any photos to share. I just wanted to know if I should perform a fresh water dip for my clam... Are they beneficial to any type of clam?
Do you by any chance know why or how the another holes in the mantle form? I have one additional opeing in the top of my tear drop maxima...my clam looks to be okay, it's just that hole and a piece of the mantle hasn't fully cleared the shell in about a month. I'm sorry but I don't have any photos to share. I just wanted to know if I should perform a fresh water dip for my clam... Are they beneficial to any type of clam?
rdmpe
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Yes please keep us posted.
I am having similar concerns. After dosing some iron to help out my cheato for a few days, I noticed what looked like some PM areas on my clams. I've stopped the dosing now and am about to run a canister filter full of carbon. I haven't done a FWD yet but we'll see how the clams do. I have a small derasa and a small crocea.
I am having similar concerns. After dosing some iron to help out my cheato for a few days, I noticed what looked like some PM areas on my clams. I've stopped the dosing now and am about to run a canister filter full of carbon. I haven't done a FWD yet but we'll see how the clams do. I have a small derasa and a small crocea.
Zoom
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I saw no more PMD in my main Reef .
The small Derasa was move back to my FOWLR tank Refuge and doing very good looks like some of the mantel is missing look at the last picture . that is why I move it it is stress so some one was munching on it at night it is small and stressed so it is better after I move it to the other tank.
I will take some new pictures tomorrow when my computer is fix .
It burn up on me three days a go.
Zoom
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Update:
Update:
Today all the clams is looking good .
The baby Derasa repair the hole completely and open up some more " I get some pictures tonight" also the mantel repairing it self, it is no PM any where to be found so far in any of the clams looks like so far the FW dip for 30 Minutes work.
Update:
Today all the clams is looking good .
The baby Derasa repair the hole completely and open up some more " I get some pictures tonight" also the mantel repairing it self, it is no PM any where to be found so far in any of the clams looks like so far the FW dip for 30 Minutes work.
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