Hey folks,
Looking for some suggestion from those who know clams - had a heater stick on last night, cooking the tank in which my 2-3" crocea lived. Temperature was in excess of 35deg C.
Around noon, I removed him to another tank as his nanoreef could only be described as a toxic soup. (ammonia 4, nitrite 2) even with aggressive waterchanges and heavy skimming.
He's currently in a 5g, with a pair of 23w daylight CF's, a big hunk of LR (from a different tank), a HOB filter for flow (filled it full of carbon) and a trusted heater. Prepped water, but it wasn't matched to tank temp/ph - decided he had to be moved if he was going to live, the shock of the change in environment couldn't be worse than stewing in the ammonia/nitrite.
His mantle has fully pulled away from the shell along the edges, he's gaping. But still reacts to light (tries to close, barely gets 1/4" of movement, but he is trying.) Currently he's kind of pulsing - seeing the edge of the shell moving in and out about 1/8".
Question is - can he be saved? If so what's my best course of action, should I keep him as is under subued light - or should I get the 150w halide back on him asap? Considering he's about the only resident of the tank who still shows any signs of life, I'd really like to save him - if at all possible.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Looking for some suggestion from those who know clams - had a heater stick on last night, cooking the tank in which my 2-3" crocea lived. Temperature was in excess of 35deg C.
Around noon, I removed him to another tank as his nanoreef could only be described as a toxic soup. (ammonia 4, nitrite 2) even with aggressive waterchanges and heavy skimming.
He's currently in a 5g, with a pair of 23w daylight CF's, a big hunk of LR (from a different tank), a HOB filter for flow (filled it full of carbon) and a trusted heater. Prepped water, but it wasn't matched to tank temp/ph - decided he had to be moved if he was going to live, the shock of the change in environment couldn't be worse than stewing in the ammonia/nitrite.
His mantle has fully pulled away from the shell along the edges, he's gaping. But still reacts to light (tries to close, barely gets 1/4" of movement, but he is trying.) Currently he's kind of pulsing - seeing the edge of the shell moving in and out about 1/8".
Question is - can he be saved? If so what's my best course of action, should I keep him as is under subued light - or should I get the 150w halide back on him asap? Considering he's about the only resident of the tank who still shows any signs of life, I'd really like to save him - if at all possible.
Any advice would be appreciated.
