My Tridacna Maxima died in 48 hours

[antonio_mota]

Hi
I just bought a tridacna maxima last wednesday.It looked quite well.wide open,and i didn't find nothing when observing it.The next day,i notice a big hole in the clams mantle,I removed it, and inspect whith a lmagnifying lesn ando found nothing.Last night i looked if something was attacking my clam during night period.All i could find was four nassarios eating the whole clam,there was nothing left but a very little bit of the upper side of the mantle.Any ideas about what happen?i looked again for any snails but i found nothing.I have no idea of what as eate the all clam just in about 4 hours.Can anybody help me about what happen? It was my first clam,i stiil want to buy another one,but whithout knowing the answer to this i will not take the same risk again.

 

[phil519]

you need to post the water parameters of your tank - current inhabitants etc.

how old is the tank?

 

[a4twenty]

i agree, please list your parameters and current fish / invert list.

also tell us a little more about your system, how you acclimated etc.... and a pic goes a long way too.

 

[Pippin86]

Tridacnid clams very often have a rough time getting adjusted to new settings. They have a much larger and more complex body to support than corals do. Assuming there is nothing in there that is munching on it (triggers, etc.), it sounds like the guy was not able to adjust quickly enough. In my experience the best thing you can do for a clam is place it in the aquarium under the proper lighting, in an area of slow to moderate current, in a place where it is not going to fall off a rock and land upside down, and leave it there.

Holes in the mantle could be the result of stress, I wouldnt leap to conclusion that there is a preaditor unless you see one.

Again, in my experience the best thing you can do is not mess with it. A constructive criticism - removing the clam after it being in there for so short of time, to inspect it, was probably an error. Could have been best to see if he would have able to sort himself out.

 

[Pippin86]

Additional,

I would not let this one instance discourage you. Tridacnids are awsome animals! I have added Maxima clams in groups before, 4 of them specifically, and one of those went downhill quickly, like yours did. The other three were fine. The point being, sometimes you just get one that has been a little too stressed. Sometimes all you can do is keep your chin up, stay optimistic and try again.

I would also be interested in your lighting. More times than not halides are the way to go, again in my experience.