help! i woke up to this

[phish guy]

this fella has been doin great for months, and this morning it looked like this.

please help me help my clam.

 

[crvz]

Just been like that for a few hours? I wouldnt worry about it, give it some time and let it recover. If it gets worse, then I start to investigate.

 

[phish guy]

ok. if it was anything, i would have wanted to nip it in the butt. my clams are my favorite non-motile things in the tank.

 

[a4twenty]

any other corals close to that side of the clam??

can you list your fish / inverts?

are you using a GFO??

any older pics and can you post another new one of the clam??

 

[mclaman]

Is GFO not a good idea with clams?

 

[phish guy]

it does look better today. about half as pinched as yesterday.

the only thing relatively close are some zoas, but they arent touching it. there is a favia but its on the opposite side.

never seen either of my shrimps pickin at the mantle. nor have i seen my serpant star doing anything remotely dangerous.

no GFO. just skimming, fuge and filter sock.

heres an earlier pic . . .

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14255142#post14255142 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mclaman
Is GFO not a good idea with clams?

someone just asked, so i'll point you there

click me

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14255983#post14255983 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phish guy
never seen either of my shrimps pickin at the mantle. nor have i seen my serpant star doing anything remotely dangerous.

what about fish??

the area in question is very localized, leads me to believe he is being stung or nipped at.

 

[phish guy]

it may have been my tang (who i cant catch to save my life). ill keep an eye out.

hmm, my yellow watchmen did go on a building spree early yesterday. think it might of done something?

 

[a4twenty]

you can try covering the clam with half a pop bottle ( with a few holes for flow ) to see if anything changes, this will give you an idea if it is one of your fish.

good luck and keep us posted

 

[phish guy]

ok it looks completely normal now. thanks for the advice folks.

 

[a4twenty]

glad to hear