old clams getting some type of disease from new clams?

> What does everyone think about dipping them in fresh water with iodine.

Have a read on the link that I posted at the top of page 3 to the reeffrontiers forum. There is talks about iodine in that post.
 
I have been following this forum since I found it. My Deresa was/is showing signs of pinched mantle. It has had it for a little while (first clam, didn't know anything was wring). So, after reading this thread, I decided to FWD my clam last night.

After the dip and placing back into the tank, I noticed the mouth was a gapping (could see the vents and other innards). It still had "teeth" present around the opening and it had responce (pumped) when fish got too close. My question is (sorry for the hi-jack) is this normal? How long does it take for the clam to respond to the FWD? I fear that I may have been to late in my attempt to fix my clam. Thanks for the responces.
 
from my experience, my clams have thier mantle peeking out of the shell within a few hours of being back in the display. within a day or two, they look better.
 
Did anyone totally get rid of the protozoans in their clams? Unfortunately i lost both clams that I bought from Barry. =T My older clams seem to be toughing it through for now. Maybe time will heal them both...
 
I havent ordered the medication yet, its a mute point untill I add a halide over the hosipatal tank..So far I have been lucky with the freash water dips havent lost a clam yet, but I have to dip all dozen or so clams i have at least once a week.......Like I stated earlyer once I find a 250 for a decent price Ill treat the clams for a long period of time in a hosiptal/ q tank...
 
I use this thing called ph balance to bring the ph up. I got it at a lfs so you should be able to find it there.

James
 
So is there really no treatment so far on the PM? It seems like even with medication for the protozoans it's not 100% curable. I've been transferring everything from my old tank to new tank and my clams are the last ones left. I really want to take them out and put them into the new tank so I can "retire" the old tank. :(
 
I got onto this thread too late I lost a clam today that I had gotten 2 weeks ago from Barry and the other one is still hanging on barely. I also ordered a Derasa at the same time as the 2 baby maximas and it had looked great until yesterday I fear it is also showing signs of the PM. So far my only treatment has been soaking them in some DT's for 1/2-1 hour but I am not sure if the other smaller clam is going to make it and now I am worried about the Derasa. This is heartbreaking as well as wallet breaking I sure hope they find a cure that the wholesalers can treat ahead of time. -Carrie (bummed out) :(
 
Hey Carrie,

Yes I know it is depressing I lost the two gold maximas I bought from Barry as well. They never had a chance. Now I can't put the other clams in my new tank until there a true cure. My old maximas are alive I think because they're used to my water parameters and since they been in my tank longer they were hardier. I have to dip them once every couple weeks to keep the protozoans from accumulating on their bodies. You should check out the reef frontiers website for more nito. They are using medication on their clams and it seems to work but not 100 percent. There's a link to it on page one or two of this thread. Good luck and if you find any cure let us know!

James
 
AARRRGGGHHH!!! My 3 1/2 yr old gold maxima is showing signs of the pinched mantle now wah!!!!!! I am really bummed about this because now I fear I can never put anymore clams in my tank. I called Kent Marine to see if the Tech D was good for clams and they said it has excellent results on bacteria infections and it says on the bottle that it is good at preventing the protozoan disease so I would in the future dip any new clam I get - that is if I ever get anymore. I didnt think I had to quarantine the clams because clams direct says they already do which I am sure they do however this time I dont know I feel somehow the stuff hanged in there and reappeared the following week after I got them because they looked beautiful for the first 3-4 days just like the original post says on the reef frontier then slowly got worst and worst and now my original clam has gotten it. I am not trying to point a finger if my tank had this protozoan present than I will just accept it however it is odd that I have had a clam for almost 4 years and another for over a year perfectly healthy and growing then add some new clams and all this stuff happens. I will post how the Tech D works, Carrie
 
Yes that is how I feel too. My ultra maxima that I've had for almost three years got the infection and I was, and still am really bummed out. It was the first clam that I've got that lived for so long. It now has sentimental values. Please let us know if the Tech D works in the long run. You probably have to use it for a while before you can make sure it actually works. At least 3-6 weeks I'd say. If it does work and your clams don't show signs of PM then a lot of people would be thanking you including me. :D
 
James it seems we both got a bad batch and now are suffering through this. I am getting a 280 tank this week!!! I have been waiting on this tank for 2 years!! I was planning to combine the 125 and 75 into this tank but now I am afraid I will be stuck with this protozoan infected water. I am so discouraged about this I dont even care about the $180 down the drain but I really didnt want my original clams to get this and now I cant get clams anymore without risking them to this. I sure hope they get a solid cure and I also think the word should get out that this may happen and that it is a risk you are taking. I wonder if others had this happen and didnt know anything about this and just assumed it was something they did. I also want to know if I remove everything and dont have any clams in the tank will this protozoan die? I dont think so because they are suggesting that it may be present in the water to start with however like you and I we had older clams for years just fine it wasnt until the new clams were introduced that the problem occurred. Very frustrating to say the least. Carrie
 
This is a shame. My 2" Maxima has it and it seems that this problem is not a secret. I spent $50.00 on this clam, I like it a lot and now it seems doomed. Not only that, I have a 3 year old Crocea that has now been exposed to this protozoan.
Still, clams are being sold left and right to people that have no idea that this new disease is floating around the clam community. Especially ORA clams grown in the Pacific, Marshall Is. I believe. These clams are still being sold to unaware aquarists for a lot of money without fair warning. This is not right.
 
I'm still not quite sure on the concept of the protozoans already settled in our tanks before the new clams. What is it in the new clams that is initiating this attack on our old clams? Isn't the protozoans from the same family? I still believe that the clams we bought recently has something "new" that the old clams/tank did not have whether it's a new strain of the protozoan or something else.

It is sad that people are still selling clams. I guess a disease of this magnitude is not sufficient enough for the clam market to stop selling them. I read on the other thread however that the facilities where these clams come from are trying to cleanse their system of the protozoans. How efficient they are at doing it is still yet to be determined. I won't be purchasing any clams for a while at least until there is a definite cure.
 
Seriously. I guess people have to make money somehow. If all they do is sell clams then what else can they do? I'd say it's bad practice but i'll have to understand.

Hey Carrie I'm asking way too early but any updates on the Kent D? :D
 
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