Whats wrong with my Clams?

[Aquattro]

Oh, FFS, it's pinched mantle. Give it a FW dip every other day for a week, it'll be fine. And change some water for the poor fish.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Oh, FFS, it's pinched mantle. Give it a FW dip every other day for a week, it'll be fine. And change some water for the poor fish.

pinched mantle on both?

im sorry but i dont believe in coincidences.

but im gonna research it some more

either way, cleaner wrasse is out. literally swam right into the trap 5 seconds after putting it in, didnt even have a chance to put food in it yet

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

pinched mantle on both?

im sorry but i dont believe in coincidences.

Yes, both. I don't believe people are still posting here, but look!!

[Aquattro]

oh, and freshwater is free, so no cost to try it. Take the time you don't use for water changes and dip the clams...

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

oh, and freshwater is free, so no cost to try it. Take the time you don't use for water changes and dip the clams...

i will, just one question, whats the best way to raise the PH of ro/di water?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

i will, just one question, whats the best way to raise the PH of ro/di water?

Don't. Just match temp, drop them in for 5 or 10. They close up and contain themselves

[Aquattro]

and don't damage the foot.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

pinched mantle on both?

im sorry but i dont believe in coincidences.

but im gonna research it some more

either way, cleaner wrasse is out. literally swam right into the trap 5 seconds after putting it in, didnt even have a chance to put food in it yet

No coincidence here, pinched mantle is though to be brought on by a protozoan similar to Perkinsus olseni .

Cleaner wrasses bites @ Clam----> Clam becomes stressed---> Immune system becomes compromised---> Protozoan now has the chance to grow----> Both clams get pinched mantle---> Marko does a fresh water dip---> Problem solved---> Marko is free to troll other posts on Canreef.

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[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by zoaElite

No coincidence here, pinched mantle is though to be brought on by a protozoan similar to Perkinsus olseni .

Cleaner wrasses bites @ Clam----> Clam becomes stressed---> Immune system becomes compromised---> Protozoan now has the chance to grow----> Both clams get pinched mantle---> Marko does a fresh water dip---> Problem solved---> Marko is free to troll other posts on Canreef.

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bingo

[MarkoD]

20 min after taking out the cleaner wrasse the clams have started to open up more.

should i give it a couple to see if they recover or should i just do the dip anyway, right now?

yesterday


today


couple weeks ago