more clams dead

Aquattro · #1 07-07-2002, 06:01 PM

Man, you're scarin' me! I just went and checked on mine....they're still happy as,..well, you know :D

DJ88 · #2 07-08-2002, 05:12 AM

Well mine and my sisters derasas are gone. :(

mine was fine late last night and gone this am.

grrrrrr

kris · #3 07-08-2002, 05:43 AM

im really sorry to hear that, any ideas why?

Delphinus · #4 07-08-2002, 05:48 AM

Sorry to hear it too. Man, not a good week for clams. :(

Any clues what happened?

DJ88 · #5 07-08-2002, 05:52 AM

none in both cases..

smokinreefer · #6 07-07-2002, 08:50 PM

Brad,
are your clams new? or are they already established in your tank?

Aquattro · #7 07-07-2002, 09:17 PM

No, mine are a year old. I did lose a new squamosa last week though....apparently due to "heat"

Jayson · #8 07-08-2002, 12:07 AM

What have you been feeding the clams? Clams need a lot of food to thrive. Most clams die of starvation. What is your nitrate level?

DJ88 · #9 07-08-2002, 12:30 AM

Jayson,

I feed DT's(15 ml every two days) and Golden pearls. My two maximas are doing fine and have been for a long time. My clams weren't the only ones to perish in this recent heat wave. I know of quite a few.

I stopped measuring Nitrates in this system about a year ago. After my tank from a crash. None of my ihabitants, SPS, LPS, gorgonians or clams are showing any stress.

[ 07 July 2002, 19:35: Message edited by: DJ88 ]

Delphinus · #10 07-08-2002, 01:33 AM

Umm .. did you say heat wave? Has your tank been affected at all? If so ... I wonder if that's your smoking gun.

I'm pretty sure my losses (2 / 4 clams lost in the last month or so) have been directly, or at least indirectly related to some heat spikes my tank suffered about a month ago.

Darn things are pretty sensitive when you get right down to it.