new crocea(2") Problem!

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i have had a 2" Crocea in my tank for only 40 hours or so, and he has gone from fully outstretched to fully shrunk in !!!
his whole body seems to have shrunk(NOT CURLED)

IS he already a goner?

Params:
ph 8.1
calc. 425
dkh 9.5
magnesium 1350
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
ammonia 0
phosphate 0
temp. 78.1 - 79.4

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

It's mouth is wide open AND it's nipple thing is no longer extended!!

 

[mbbuna]

how did you acclamate the clam?what lighting do you have and what lighting did it come from?

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

1.temp. float 15 minutes
steady 80ml / every 5 minutes in a rubbermaid w/ air pump
for 1hr. 15 min.
2. 4x95 watt VHO (18" deep breeder tank-50g.)
3. 1-175 14k & 65 watt VHO

 

[grimmjohn]

Sounds good to me...there's no telling

Is there anything around that might be bothering it?

 

[mbbuna]

Croceas do tend to gape more then others.it could just be that the clam is having a little trouble adjusting to the new water and lighting of it new home.is it doing any better?

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

well he has detached from shell and is a Goner i think....i will check again later today.
I don't understand what couyld have made him go that quick?!?

 

[Kirklan]

Sounds like the clam may have been on the way out before you got him. Was he a LFS purchase? Did you mail order the clam? The clam could have been too stressed from shipping and could not recover.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

he was a LFS purchase(10 minute drive)
He looked good in LFS and was very active when light was shaded.
I took a close look at rest of the tank to see if any other coral or fish was struggling........Everything is Great!!!!
AND i noticed that one of my ricordea has just split!!!!!!
So maybe it was on way out?

 

[Kirklan]

Maybe he was just not meant to be your reefer buddy! If everything looks great (parameters) and you went through a carefull acclimation (which you did) I would say he was on his way out. Especially if he started dying that quickly. Is he dead yet or is he alive, but not looking good still?

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

he is gone.....that stinks!

 

[grimmjohn]

"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone."
The Shawshank Redemption