Whats wrong with my Clams?

[MarkoD]

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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

[sphelps]

Cleaner wrasses are known to be problematic with clams. Too bad I didn't notice that earlier.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Cleaner wrasses are known to be problematic with clams. Too bad I didn't notice that earlier.

Lol thats what the discussion was with trying to figure something out to cover the clams so that the cleaner wrasse couldn't swim through

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Lol thats what the discussion was with trying to figure something out to cover the clams so that the cleaner wrasse couldn't swim through

Yeap I see that now, I just never noticed any reference to a cleaner wrasse before. All your other fish are not known for clam picking. I don't think a cage is the answer though, you'll have to ultimately choose between clams and the wrasse, if he eats well catching him and putting him in the sump might be a good temporary option.

[MarkoD]

Luckily it's the dumbest fish I have. It swims right into the trap at the first sight of food. I'm gonna take it out and put it in the fuge to see if there's any change

[naesco]

Looked at your fish list.
Didn't you have a moorish idol?
If so where is it?

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by naesco

Looked at your fish list.
Didn't you have a moorish idol?
If so where is it?

Got destroyed by a tank mate. Assuming it was one of the tangs. He died the next day. Happened last week.

Yeah I'll keep an eye out on the foxface.

Thanks for giving actual solutions that could help instead of jumping to "water change fixes everything"

[TimT]

Catching the cleaner wrasse is a good idea. While your at the cleaner wrasse keep an eye on the foxface. I have had them nibble clams mantles in the past. I once had a rabbitfish that ate Xenia as well.

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Lol thats what the discussion was with trying to figure something out to cover the clams so that the cleaner wrasse couldn't swim through

This might be an odd idea but could you get a pasta strainer to place over them? You'd proably need to weigh it down with a rock or something. OR maybe try lining the inside of a strawberry basket with some patio door screening.

I think because the change was indeed so drastic that it's more likely one of your fish has developed a sudden taste for the clams.

I do think they could benefit from a large WC though... even if you can only do 10 gallons a day for a week or so it may help. It certainly couldn't hurt anything anyway...

[daniella3d]

My cleaner wrasse does not touch my clam.

I would guess that so long without a water change, their could be heavy metal build up in the water wich is killing the clam.

YOu should have your water analysed for heavy metal.

Originally Posted by sphelps

Cleaner wrasses are known to be problematic with clams. Too bad I didn't notice that earlier.