white pox treatments??? any exist??

[acrohead500ppm]

i noticed today that one of the croceas in my store has white pox does anyone know of any effective treatment methods or is it a waiting game??
THANX

 

[skinz78]

can you post a pic of the clam?

 

[acrohead500ppm]

i dont have a cam handy, but i know what white pox is and have seen it before, so i am positive its WP. so i ask again anyone ever tried/heard of any treatment methods???
i used to own Dan Knops book but that was years ago, i cant remember if it had anything on treatments for WP

 

[acrohead500ppm]

^^^^^
anyone?

 

[mbbuna]

ive never hear of "white pox" in clams. Knops book describes something he called "white spot".

i dont know how much help anyone can be with out knowing a little more about whats going on with the clam, a photo of the clam, and basic info about the tank, water parameters, ect....

 

[Canarygirl]

I have a maxima that's had a patch of white tissue that looks a bit like powdery mildew on a rosebush...in between two syphon holes. It's that this spot for 7 months and yesterday there was a small round hole in the center of it, and my cleaner goby is "worrying" at it.

Is that the "white spot" that you're talking about? I'm also looking for a treatment. I once tried an iodine SW dip but it had no effect.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11605876#post11605876 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Canarygirl
I have a maxima that's had a patch of white tissue that looks a bit like powdery mildew on a rosebush...in between two syphon holes. It's that this spot for 7 months and yesterday there was a small round hole in the center of it, and my cleaner goby is "worrying" at it.

Is that the "white spot" that you're talking about? I'm also looking for a treatment. I once tried an iodine SW dip but it had no effect.

can you post a photo

 

[rwbogard]

White spot disease is a parasitic infection that spreads rapidly to other clams, so quarantine the infected clam if other clams are present. Also, this disease has a mortality rate of 90%, although successful treatment has been observed with use of ribosomal inhibitors such as chloramphenicol, but be sure you do not treat your tank with the antibiotic!

 

[rwbogard]

Only the quarantined clam

 

[rwbogard]

Also, white spot disease is easily identified by small to medium sized white "spots" that are sometimes raised. If a whole area is whitish then more likely it's bleaching in one area, but if there are spots all over it you may have WSD.

 

[rwbogard]

Also, iodine dips will only work for extradermal diseases, not intracellular, intradermal, or intravascular ones. The iodine kills upon contact; however, if the disease is internalized in the organisms you are trying to save, you will only be damaging that organisms tissues, and clams are very sensitive.

 

[acrohead500ppm]

definatley white spot disease, size roughly a grain of salt.
so has anyone treated this succesfully??
links maybe, please?

 

[acrohead500ppm]

it has spread to other clams in the system, the params. are textbook, they are kept under 400w radiums.
sorry i dont have access to a cam that would even be worth taking pictures with. i know its not bleaching i have quite a bit of knowlege of tridacnids but not of the WSD,
does anyone know of any treatment methods?
help would be appreciated

 

[mbbuna]

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