Suggestions on clam hating fish

[mclaman]

About 9 months after I introduced my squamosa into its new home (my new larger sps tank), I lost him one morning as I woke up to find him being consumed by nassarius snails. During the first nine months of my new tank, I also started adding new fish and I have my suspicions that one may be the culprit. Over time, I tried adding two more clams and both times had the same thing happen after they had been in the tank for a couple of weeks. Up until they died, they looked really healthy, but I didn't see any signs they were being harrassed. Was wondering if people might take a look at my fish and give suggestions as to who might be an anti-clamite.

Additionally, I believe all my parameters seem to be inline. ie. CA, ALK, Salinity...

My fish include: 8 anthias, longnose hawfish, flame hawfish, 2 false perculas, watchman goby, mysteri wrasse, solar fairy wrasse, Golden Sailfin Blenny, Chocolate Tang, Powder Blue Tang and a Purple Tang.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions...

-Mark

 

[unbreakable]

if it were fish, youd notice nipping on the mantle. blenny can be a nipper, not sure about your longnose

did you happen to look at the foot to see if there were any pyram snails?

 

[mclaman]

I did notice pyram snails on a mazima that I got after I lost the Squamosa. I cleaned them off and thought I had them all removed. I never saw them on the squamosa or on the third clam. Will the pyram snails live in the tank if there are no clams to feed on?

 

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14297816#post14297816 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mclaman
I did notice pyram snails on a mazima that I got after I lost the Squamosa. I cleaned them off and thought I had them all removed. I never saw them on the squamosa or on the third clam. Will the pyram snails live in the tank if there are no clams to feed on?

yes it is possible, check your other mollusc's, especially any astraea snails.


for possible suspects from your list, i agree the blenny and possibly the purple tang. i'm not saying they did anything but they have been known to cause problems in the past.

 

[TheH]

mclaman: I don't know how long pyram snails can survive without clams to feed on (or if they can feed on something else), however they do breed in captivity. That's why it's very important to watch out for their eggs when you are cleaning the clam of the snails themselves.