Pinched mantle & freshwater dip

[michika]

Do you know where on clams direct you read about the iron phosphate removers?

[Doug]

Originally Posted by michika

Do you know where on clams direct you read about the iron phosphate removers?

I will have to go find a link for you Catherine, as I dont remember exactly where. I read it in a couple of threads where someone was asking about pinched mantle.

I also spoke to someone on the other day, and they had heard some cases of the same thing. Similar to me, the problem was more severe in derasa clams and I think he also mentioned maxima,s, which is the one the disease came on for myself. He mentioned crocea,s seemed less effected, which would also be my experience.

[michika]

I just had another clam die on me...no warning, just an empty shell this morning... I'm thinking maybe a freshwater dip for all clams is in order.

[mark]

This isn't right. What's going on with peoples clams?

[christyf5]

Who knows? Clams are odd creatures. I lost one last week to "white spot disease". I posted it on clams direct and the expert there told me they'd only ever seen/heard of 3 cases. It was the strangest thing, like ich for clams. Then it was dead. Now I just hope it wasn't highly contagious as I have 3 other clams in the tank

[michika]

I worry because I added a clam, then had a death, and now another death. I'm not adding anything, but I am extrememly worried.

I removed my iron based phosphate remover, and I have been overzealous about the water changes. Hopefully it doesn't spread.

[Doug]

Sorry to hear about your guys losses. Christy, thats a weird one for sure.

Catherine, do you think its pinched mantle also? As I said earlier, I believe mine came on a maxima, that had a pinched mantle type affliction when I got it from another aquarist. Of course, I never knew what I do about it now. And I never freshwater bathed that one before it died.

I,m going to wait until sure mine are healthy and then put some more phosphate remover back in. I think it was said high iron aggrevates pinched mantle more so than its cause.

[michika]

I don't think it was pinched mantle for the second death, and the first one I'm not toally sure about. Still I removed my phosban just in case it aggrivates other conditions.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by michika

Do you know where on clams direct you read about the iron phosphate removers?

Did you find the threads with that info yet?

[michika]

I actually found a few on RC and, the clams direct forum.