help for clams
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holeinone1972
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If you are going to freshwater dip them, make sure the ph is the same also.
crimson156
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wouldn't that stress a stress clam even more?
when u take the clam out of the tank, if its taken out of the water, rotate the clam under water to make sure there are no air bubbles in it, if there are and they are left there it could kill the clam
when u take the clam out of the tank, if its taken out of the water, rotate the clam under water to make sure there are no air bubbles in it, if there are and they are left there it could kill the clam
Real Reefs
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I had these snails in the hundred but not thoudsands however since I added several fairy and leopard wrassse in the tank I have not seen any of these snails in a long time. I have 15 or 17 clams in my 180 and they all remain perfectly healthy.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Very important point that's worth repeating. Temp and pH of the freshwater should be the same as the tankwater before dipping clams.holeinone1972 said:
All incoming clams and snails should be inspected very closely for rice snails. It's still possible for these bad boys to hitch-hike into an aquarium on a non-host item like a piece of live rock.
Continuous predator control is advisable in a clam tank.
I have four Leopard Wrasses to help prevent any rice snails from gaining a foothold in my system.
hello clam experts,
thank you for the good advise. our situation hasn't gotten any better. we checked out our 2 nano reefs to see if we can pull some LR out to start a new tank, and both small tanks also have them. i am almost positive thay came with a snail package from saltwaterfish. we haven't bought snails anywhere else.
too late now. i was wondering if we can also dip LR in freshwater and use it in the new tank, or is it too risky? if its not ok to use our rock, how long should we cycle the new tank? 2-3 weeks?
we have a friend that might be able to the clams until the new tank is done cycling, but we'll see....
this is really stressful, actually a lot more stressful than having a 9 month old boy
thank you for the good advise. our situation hasn't gotten any better. we checked out our 2 nano reefs to see if we can pull some LR out to start a new tank, and both small tanks also have them. i am almost positive thay came with a snail package from saltwaterfish. we haven't bought snails anywhere else.
too late now. i was wondering if we can also dip LR in freshwater and use it in the new tank, or is it too risky? if its not ok to use our rock, how long should we cycle the new tank? 2-3 weeks?
we have a friend that might be able to the clams until the new tank is done cycling, but we'll see....
this is really stressful, actually a lot more stressful than having a 9 month old boy
Real Reefs
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Get some wrasse ASAP they will devastate the population relatively quickly.
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