Mysterious dis-appearnce

[franning]

Ok I just bought 2 clam yesterday, Blue maxima and gold something. today I got home and the only thing that is left out of the gold is its shell it is completely clean out. I would have guest is something ate it it will have some meat left on the shell.

Anybody has any idea on what happen to it? Really puzzling.

thanks in advance.

 

[Typhon]

What type of fish?? crabs?? shrimp?? do you have in the tank??

 

[franning]

I have 2 clown, Algae blenny, venustus Angel some porcelain crab ( red ones) cleaner shrimp and yellow tang.

 

[Typhon]

Were the clams showing signs of stress?? Gapping?? Bleaching??

The clams could of died over night from the stress of changing enivorments. They could of died and the fish made a meal of them. I have seen fish that normally won't touch a clam while it is alive. But as soon as they died then they are food.

If you look around the rock wall. You will probably find the other shell.

 

[llamart]

I dont know much about your angel, is it considered reef safe?

 

[franning]

seller said it is. And so far all it does is hide in the rocks right now.
And I did find both shell, it just weird that it is polish like nothing like in it before .

 

[Typhon]

Well... when clams died.. they actually kind of melt. There tissue starts to become slimey and water soluble.

The tissue disappears quickly. In matter of hours..

 

[COreefer]

Yes...but there would be traces of disolved organics. Have you tested your water?

 

[franning]

not lately. the blue maxima is thriving now. So maybe it just got stress out, I am trying to find a good source of clam here in ILLINOIS and some of them sell their baby clam for $45 which I think is a little steep.