FW dip success

[masterfuji01]

about 3 days ago my crocea started to pinch at its mantle....i did my research on RC and followed the advice for a freshwater dip even though i didnt see a lot of people saying that it had worked really well.

well i dipded mine the say it started to pinch for 30 minutes...it looked like crap most of the whole next day...it wouldnt fully extend and looked like it had lost some of the intensity of its electric colors. But now, 2 days later it is fully extending and looking as good as ever. no pinching at all. even when i approach it and it pulls back in the place where is was pinching doesnt seem to receeded any more than other places.

ill keep everyone posted as to the long term success of this test. but for the skeptics...as of right now i would say that if you do your dip as early as possible then you ahve a chance at saving your clam.

aaron

 

[Peabody]

Thanks for sharing! Keep us posted

 

[Travis]

as of right now i would say that if you do your dip as early as possible then you ahve a chance at saving your clam.

I agree 100%. Take care of the disease while it's in the clam and before it spreads throughout the tank. IME, once it spreads to the tank, wherever it goes(water, sandbed, rocks, etc.), there is no hope without dipping and then quarantining the clam afterwards.

Also IME, you will know if the pinching comes back within a month. Most likely it will be back in a week or two if it does come back.

 

[masterfuji01]

thanks guys....we will see how it goes...as of today it still looks good

 

[LJ23]

How long did you dip the clam?






-Nick

 

[masterfuji01]

30 minutes.....i thought he looked pretty crappy after i put him back in, so i turned the light off to give him a break and the next day he looked a lot better...and now he looks awesome.

Aaron

 

[Travis]

I've dipped mine for up to 45 minutes with no adverse affects.

 

[masterfuji01]

we're coming on a week since the dip and everything looks good...the clam's mantle is extended as far as it has ever been and the color is great. its very light responsive and is again studk to the rock very well.

Aaron

 

[masterfuji01]

well its been a while now and my crocea clam is showing no signs of piching. as far as i can tell that freshwater dip did the trick... get it done as soo as the probklem starts and it can work.

aaron

 

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If i may ask what is PINCHING?

 

[masterfuji01]

do a search and you will see pictures of a symptom being commonly seen in tridacna clams. IT looks as if the mantle is pinching. as far as i have read no on eknows what causes this, whether it be a parasite or a bacteria or who knows what. but this "pinching" disfigures the mantle so much over the course of a couple of weeks that the clam can no longer get the nourishment it needs through photosynthesis. some have said that once your clam's mantle starts to pinch it and all the other clams in your tank are goners. mine started pinching one day. i did a lot of reading and gave it a fw dip the next day for 30 minutes. it looked bad for a couple of days. it color faded and its mantle didnt fully extend, so dont doubt that it is a traumatic experience for the clam, but it is saved its life...and now it looks great.

Aaron

 

[PygmyAngel]

For the freshwater dip, what water did you use? Do you use RO/DI water? I get my RO/DI water from 'Glacier' water machines, and add Seachem pH Buffer to the freshwater to bring the pH up. (I don't have any R/O reclaim chemicals right now)..... Just asking if you all are using freshwater with same pH or what, for the clam dips?

 

[Travis]

I just used regular RO/DI water straight from the filter. Use baking soda to bring the ph up and vinegar to bring it down.

 

[acroporas]

Pinching and the treatment: Pics

Pinching and the treatment: Pics

Clam with pinching. Has been showing simptoms for 3 months.

Clam in bucket with RO/DI. Nothing to adjust pH. Heater to bring temperature up as my RO comes out around 35 degrees. Treated for 30 minutes.

Slightly ****ed off clam immediately after treatment.

A month later everyone is happy.

 

[OrionN]

Re: Pinching and the treatment: Pics

Re: Pinching and the treatment: Pics

Clam with pinching. Has been showing simptoms for 3 months.

That is one beautiful Squamosa

 

[Charlie Davidson]

Thanks for the pics- I have one crocea that is doing it and guess I will try treatment tonight.- great looking clams!

 

[Charlie Davidson]

30 minute dip for 2 of my clams- crocea looks great, almost fully extended 1and 1/2 hour later. My new 1" max was looking bad so I tried him too. The crocea closed up in fresh water- the max shut when I pulled him from the tank and opened wide in fresh water, there was no reaction when I put him back in the tank. just checked, stll no reaction. I am sure he is a goner.

 

[Travis]

Acroporas, I bet you were a bit nervous dipping that one. Glad the clam is cured. It would be a tragedy for all of us to see you lose that one.

 

[manderx]

don't use RO/DI to dip clams. remember that pure water is quite reactive. i think alot of the problems people have had from dipping were from using RO/DI. the clam is only going to be in there for 20-30 minutes, it doesn't matter if there are a few things in there that you wouldn't want in your tank. just watch out for chlorine. i would use the RO waste water actually since it's been prefiltered.

 

[OrionN]

don't use RO/DI to dip clams. remember that pure water is quite reactive. .......

Not true. Pure water is not any more "reative" than tap water or waste RO water (what ever you mean by reactive. If you mean reactive as tendency to react chemically, pure water is less reactive than water with ions in it). It is fine. I drink RO water (only because it is expensive to drink RO/DI water) and I dipped my clam with RO water (RO/DI is fine). It cured my clam of this disease with RO water.
Minh