Whats wrong with my Clams?

[Proteus]

You ever thought about trying goldfish

[blacknife]

Even goldfish do better with regular water changes.

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

So be it. If I fail and everything does then I'll have an expensive fowlr and I'll get myself a clown trigger.

I really don't want a lecture. I set this tank up the way I think works best for me and that's it. Whether you think it's right or wrong doesn't concern me.

Holy doodles don't be so stubborn! You're getting some pretty sound advise. You don't need to take it word for word but to do nothing is a sure recipe for the clams to die.....

[MarkoD]

Suggestions would be welcome if someone knew what the issue was.
I was expecting someone to know why they're closed and then offer a solution.

Not offer 5 different solutions to be done at once.

So I'm going to do them one at a time and first I'm going to try and rule out a fish picking at it.

I just find it hard to believe that these clams are fine for 6+ months and then one day they just decide its no longer good enough at the same time. While nothing else in the tank is effected

[Proteus]

Anyone who mistreats their pets buy not meeting the minimal standards to support life should not be keeping them

And yes clams are pets

[MarkoD]

The reason I chose a large tank with a large water volume is to eliminate drastic swings and water changes. Water conditions don't change at the snap of a finger. If the water conditions were deteriorating, it would be a gradual process and I would have noticed it.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I just find it hard to believe that these clams are fine for 6+ months and then one day they just decide its no longer good enough at the same time. While nothing else in the tank is effected

Clams are not coral or fish

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Anyone who mistreats their pets buy not meeting the minimal standards to support life should not be keeping them

And yes clams are pets

And who are you to say I am mistreating my pets and not providing minimal standards to support life? You know nothing about what I do with my tank and the extents I go to to maintain my tank.

[sphelps]

OK Mark lets examine the plausibility of fish picking on them. First what fish do you have in the tank?

[MarkoD]

From first page

Originally Posted by MarkoD

tank is a year old.

fish:
regal tang
black shoulder tang
powder brown tang
foxface rabbitfish
solaris wrasse
cleaner wrasse
mystery wrasse
mandarin goby pair
clarki clown pair

the only fish i ever seen picking at the clams is the clearner wrasse, but i double he's doing any harm