Have any clams recently died of "disease"
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CluelessFish
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what is a mantle pinching disease? how do i diagnose it?
piercho
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One of the hallmarks of the disease
One of the hallmarks of the disease
was that it wiped out the existing clams in the tank as well. I only lost 3 (and I even quarantined the diseased clam for 3 weeks! :mad2: ) but others lost many more.
Have people been successful in adding new clams into tanks with existing clams? Have there been any cases of a tank being infected and established clams being wiped out recently?
FWIW, freshwater dip did NOTHING for my clams...
Mantle pinching is not solely caused by this disease.
One of the hallmarks of the disease
was that it wiped out the existing clams in the tank as well. I only lost 3 (and I even quarantined the diseased clam for 3 weeks! :mad2: ) but others lost many more.
Have people been successful in adding new clams into tanks with existing clams? Have there been any cases of a tank being infected and established clams being wiped out recently?
FWIW, freshwater dip did NOTHING for my clams...
Mantle pinching is not solely caused by this disease.
cal3v
Premium Member
I have a neon crocea and added another one from a fellow reefer's tank a few months ago and both are doing great. I've also bought frags and corals and such from places with the "disease" and haven't had any problems. I did lose my first clam ever, a crocea, last summer, but I believe that was my fault since I was new to clams and not a disease, as the clam I got a few months afterwards is still doing good to this day, knock on wood.
jimmyj7090
aka John K
I'm very interested in this also. I lost my clams last year possibly to the "disease". Has anyone had a clam wipeout and successfully reintroduced clams since?
I lost my 2 clams after adding a phomphei maxima from FFE. After three months I tried a squamosa and a crochea from another west coast supplier and they died after about 10-14 days. My experience seemed to match what I was hearing described in threads at the time.
Honestly my Ca and Alk probablly weren't as high/stable as they should have been (maybe dropping to 370Ca and or 7dkh occasionally) around that time. lighting was 400w 10K MH and water movement pretty strong but with mild spots where the clams were placed. No nusiance algae problems at the time.
I'm wondering about clams now. I have since added a Ca reactor and my tank is quite a bit more stable. Any consensus if it's safe to try a clam again?
thanks
jk
jk
I lost my 2 clams after adding a phomphei maxima from FFE. After three months I tried a squamosa and a crochea from another west coast supplier and they died after about 10-14 days. My experience seemed to match what I was hearing described in threads at the time.
Honestly my Ca and Alk probablly weren't as high/stable as they should have been (maybe dropping to 370Ca and or 7dkh occasionally) around that time. lighting was 400w 10K MH and water movement pretty strong but with mild spots where the clams were placed. No nusiance algae problems at the time.
I'm wondering about clams now. I have since added a Ca reactor and my tank is quite a bit more stable. Any consensus if it's safe to try a clam again?
thanks
jk
jk
Vili_Shark
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I dont really think it's safe if you just had a dead Max.
JimmyJ: I has a mass wipeout of clams last summer and have reintroduced clams (after saving 2 derasas via FW dip...wish I knew about the dip from the start...)
Anyhow...I have not had any reoccurence of the disease until about a month ago when I switched salts. I am not saying CS salt caused the disease itself, but rather perhaps it was laying dormant until the clams were susceptible to it once again via stress from the reaction of salt mixing...needless to say I redipped ( and did about 450g of water changes with my original salt) and did lose one but now it seems I am in the clear again...BTW, I haven't added new clams in over 4 months...
Anyhow...I have not had any reoccurence of the disease until about a month ago when I switched salts. I am not saying CS salt caused the disease itself, but rather perhaps it was laying dormant until the clams were susceptible to it once again via stress from the reaction of salt mixing...needless to say I redipped ( and did about 450g of water changes with my original salt) and did lose one but now it seems I am in the clear again...BTW, I haven't added new clams in over 4 months...
The max died due to mistreatment.
It was a small unhealthy clam I got at a very cheap price due to it's obvious poor health.
I took a chance, and hoped for the best, but it didn't work out.
It has since been several weeks since the death, and during the wipeout, every clam was dead within 3 weeks of adding a diseased clam. They had started showing symptoms 1 week after the addition of the sick clam.
The clams currently in my tank show no signs of illness. I don't think it is unsafe due to the loss of a small, bleached, and unhappy maxima.
It was a small unhealthy clam I got at a very cheap price due to it's obvious poor health.
I took a chance, and hoped for the best, but it didn't work out.
It has since been several weeks since the death, and during the wipeout, every clam was dead within 3 weeks of adding a diseased clam. They had started showing symptoms 1 week after the addition of the sick clam.
The clams currently in my tank show no signs of illness. I don't think it is unsafe due to the loss of a small, bleached, and unhappy maxima.
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