Clam fresh water dip

turkleton · #1 11-02-2010, 12:26 AM

It looks like I need to do a fresh water dip on my Squamosa clam. My question is does the water NEED to be RO water. I have a lot of aged/dechlorinated tap water but I don't have access to RO water at the moment. Will using the tap water harm the clam?

Myka · #2 11-02-2010, 07:18 PM

What are you dipping for? Pinched mantle? Is the dechlorinated tap water the same water you are using in the tank the clam is in? If so, then it should be fine, but be careful with freshwater dips on a clam. Have you done it before?

kimax · #3 11-02-2010, 08:48 PM

Can't you buy RO water at the Safeway right by your house?

turkleton · #4 11-02-2010, 10:00 PM

It's the first clam I have ever purchased, and it was doing great for a few weeks, but a few days ago I noticed that the mantle was looking pinched. I checked it over and I did find a few pyramid snails. I removed those and have not seen any more for a couple days but the clam still looks unhappy. I was going to wait a few more more days and if the clam doesn't appear to improve, and I don't find any more snails, I was going to dip it. And yes this will be the first time I have tried this

Myka · #5 11-02-2010, 11:42 PM

Could you take a decent quality photo and post it?

turkleton · #6 11-03-2010, 10:31 PM

Ok so it's looking better but you can see what I'm talking about on the top left side of the clam