Trouble with my crocea

a4twenty,
I am not sure I understand your last post. I posted lots in the early days of Reefcentral and Reefs.org but did not participate much for a long time. We old-timer get burn out from keeping post the same thing over and over again. About not posting about Pyramid snail and about not to FWD this clam, I just got on a little late. If you look at the time of my post, I am sure that I was not watching this thread at the time. I certainly did not wish to kill the OP's clam

I mostly participate in the anemone forum at this time, and for the past several years. I posted sporadic and when I have time. I do have a very busy schedule. I love clams but have not really post that much here until last few weeks I guess. What I wrote just depends on what the question on hand at the time.
I tried to do search just now but the server is too busy now. Try to search later when the server is less busy. Try to search my posts in the main general reef keeping back in 2002-2003 time frame. It was so long ago, I don't remember the exact date. The thread did not start out as a discussion about PMD, just a reef tank discussion and the subject came up.
In it I wrote about this new disease, my observation of the progression of the disease, my rational as to why I think PMD is cause by a ectoparasite, not an internal infection, how I cam to the conclusion that FWD may be effective. My trials as to how long to dip etc...
I should search and keep a tab on this thread. It was an interesting discussion. I will try if I am up late tonight or early tomorrow
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15559371#post15559371 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty



i looked for the posts but couldn't find them, could you please post a link??? i'd love to read them.

your findings differ completely to dozens of case here on RC as well as the professionals.




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a4twenty,
I was able to search some of the other board and come up with a list of threads on various board on this discussion that was raging at the time. If you notice that everybody referred to the discussion I started.
I may have missed some because I know that the two main board at the time was Reefcentral and Reefs.org.

About the expert of today, I am sure none of them have to observe their prize clams slowly dying right before their eyes and have absolutely no way of treating them like I have. I don't think many of them watch this disease from begin to end and helpless trying to care for these beautiful creatures. They all know how to treat this disease now so have absolutely no idea about the natural history of this disease (which is how the disease progress if untreated). I did, and I know this disease well. I am train as a scientist and in medicine, but it take lots of though and luck for me to come up with the cure for this disease. I had no resource other than my observation and though and deduction, and a tank full of sick clams.
Anyway, read and enjoy. I did not try to find all the discussion just enough for you to start. These thread are intertwine. At the time lots of clams was infected because no one know of the disease and the clams got infected in holding facility. I am not sure when they know about this disease and start to take steps to try to prevent this infection. Even today, the cause have not been isolated. I think it is a unicellular ecto-parasite.
Here are the links:

http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic21957.html

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=120296

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131880

http://www.reefland.com/forum/reef-aquariums/8607-ever-seen-pinched-mantles.html

http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic22102.html
 
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thanks, i'm having problems with searching and from what you say i was using the wrong parameters ( clams etc...).

i'll read through them later today, always interested in clam research :)
 
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