Whats wrong with my Clams?

[The Grizz]

Case Closed, Clams Open, Close thread......move on people .... nothing to see here............












Glad to here the clams are doing better MarkoD

[daniella3d]

I know it's been a long time, but it happened. I came home to day to see my croccea clam in pretty bad shape and watching the cleaner wrasse picking at it like crazy.

It was a model cityzen for 8 months, but today this all changed and he started to pick at my clams. I can see the croccea has quite a bit of bite marks and my beautiful maxima has 3 or 4 bit marks, all this done only today.

I cought the wrasse and put it in my nano and will give it for free to anyone who wants it and have a decent setup. Lesson learned, no more cleaner wrasse.

No the wrasse was not picking at parasites on the clams as they don't have any and it was easy to see what was going on as he was munching on my clam mantle with furious bites right in front of me.

[MarkoD]

I'm sure a water change will help

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I'm sure a water change will help

How long have you been waiting for that one??

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I'm sure a water change will help

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I'm sure a water change will help

+1

a water change fixes everything always....no matter what....always

[11purewater]

Nobody has a test kit for everything that makes s up synthetic salt water,but all those ingredients probably have a purpose and will get depleted.Even small water changes regularly will have benefits,the schedule and how much is up to you,just do it.And thats all i have to say about that.

[MKLKT]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I'm sure a water change will help

Combine that with the thread about fish getting sucked out through water change siphon and you've got a solution.

[FitoPharmer]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Yeah well i have a job and I'm at work. I don't have the luxury to just get up off the computer and go do a water change.

I don't understand why you guys can't accept the fact that a tank can work without frequent water changes. Maybe it's time to think outside of the box and accept alternative methods. I strongly believe that water perameters are not the cause of my clam problems. Because the problem arose overnight and wasn't gradual

Do you test for contamination? Or just essential elements?
Water changes are not only for adding good things back into the water.
They are for removing bad things as well.
Almost nothing going into a fish tank is "pure".

[MarkoD]

Are we still having this discussion?

It was the cleaner wrasse nipping. Thread done