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Old 12-22-2013, 12:44 AM
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and any tips on getting rid of them? The clam looks fine (as clams usually do until they're dead), its the only one in the tank. Not overly surprising that i have them really as every other clam died over a 4 month span last spring.
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Oh CRAP

Basically you have to remove them with some tools and keep checking/cleaning daily until all the eggs are hatched
Good luck !!

Some reading for you

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/clam...oval-tips.html

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=322700
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I had a run in with these. Daily removal with tweezers and brush the shell with a toothbrush. Of coarse not over your tank
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oh yay. guess I've got my work cut out for me Thanks for the links Greg!
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I had a run in with these. Daily removal with tweezers and brush the shell with a toothbrush. Of coarse not over your tank
how long do you figure it took before you felt you were free of them?
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Can you remove the clam? If so, dump it in a bucket of RO for 20 minutes.
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Can you remove the clam? If so, dump it in a bucket of RO for 20 minutes.
Wait. That's for pinched mantle. But I suppose it might kill off some snails too.
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Sheez Christy. Guess I had better check mine.
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Easy peasy. Scrubbed off about 100-150 of the little buggers. No egg masses that I noticed but they got scrubbed off too and I went after the scutes with a little pick. Clam is clean for now and its business as usual in the tank. Guess I should feed the fish more, one of my tangs tried to take a chunk out of my arm

Now to attempt to do this every second night. Should be interesting...
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Guess I should feed the fish more, one of my tangs tried to take a chunk out of my arm
Ha

I couldn't find info on the web to nail down the incubation period of these little buggers

Did it say anything in one of the links ? I must have missed it

From what I can find on the web, they can take anywhere from 3-18 days to hatch - temp dependant ....
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