help with pyramid snails

[hillegom]

Thanks for all the input. I check the clam once a week now, and do not find any more snails.
However, 80% of the time, the clam does not fully open anymore. I sure hope its not on the way out.
I have not bought a wrasse, as my present setup is bioload full.
Anymore thoughts?
Thanks

[mark]

read 6-lines will go after the snails, they're not that big

[Ryanst]

Well I just finished reading Giant Clams in the Sea and the Aquarium by James Fatherree and in there he just says to scrub them off to get rid of them or get one of these fish. Tail spot wrasse, Green wrasse, sixline wrasse, fourline wrasse or red coris wrasse. He also said if you could get on there is a small crab that eats them Thamalita sima. How big is the clam? what kind? Do you think it might have something else too like pinched mantle?

[hillegom]

Thanks for the heads up of pinched mantle. Never heard of it before.
I found this helpful as well, after, I googled pinched mantle

http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/Mar...erophylla.html

[Ryanst]

If you do have pinched mantle the book says to freshwater dip the clam for 30 min in ro water thats temperature and ph are as close to possible to your tank and you are supposed to thoroughly shake the clam for a few minutes to make sure the water gets into mantle cavity and stuff.