My Giant Maxima is SICK :(

Maybe that is what has happened to it, the Tangs have been nipping at it and stressing it out.. Wow you have some very adamant tangs there that seem to want to abuse clams..

HMMM I dont know that is just totally weird. You would think also if they picked at when you were gone they would do it while you were are work also.. This is just crazy that all this stuff is only happening in the 225 gal.. Are you sure you do not have some hitch hiker in there that is causing you some issues?  I know that you have had the tank set up for a long time, but have you added more LR recently and maybe something came in on it??

Where is BTL? I'm sure she could help. 

Well that just sux! So sorry to read this. I wish I knew more about them. 

you are having some bad luck meowzer, sorry to hear that.  Hope everything works out.

Oh, Meowzer, I have been looking online to see if I could find anything, but I dunno seeing that I dont know what to really look for.. I really do hope that BTLD gets on soon so she can give you some advice.  =/

I think that is the best you can do for now, I will keep my finger crossed and say prayers that it gets better for you..

Good luck with the clam. Is there a guarantee on it? Just in case. (Fingers crossed)

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Originally Posted by meowzer 

Thanks again Scott......one thing that you sould have figured out by now....especially with me....nothing is easy, and not everything is smooth sailing....BUT....we do what we can to fix things and make them better

 

:(    This bites though

Meower I am sure I am going to have my share of trials and tribulations with my tank when I get it set up also.. I have had my first with my QT with the SG.. but I am sure that I am going to have bigger ones.. I am just glad that I found this site and the people here that are willing to go the extra mile to help.. These bad things that happen only make us gain more knowledge on how to deal with things like this in the future..
 

I'm so sorry it's taking me until now to get to this. I had a holiday party this evening.

That's one unhappy clam!

It really does look like it's being nipped at, is this the tank that also has the flame angel in it? I have found that my flame angel will nip at my clam every now and then. When I catch her, I chase her around my tank like mad with the net and that seems to make her stop for awhile until she gets up some courage again. That being said, you've had problems with the tangs and smaller clams, so it could very well be Ms. Sailfin making an attempt to pick this one up and take it for a ride as well. Remember what I just went though with my Sailfin. Ms. Coral Eating Sailfin took a trip to the LFS and is now in their fish only display tank before I couldn't deal with it anymore. I still think that she was the one who ate my last Maxima clam and I think you are experiencing the same thing with yours now. Why can't these darn fish just behave themselves?

I do think it can recover, BUT it won't if it continues to be irritated. Honestly, I don't like the way it looks right now, but not all hope is lost and I truly do believe it can heal. I know you moved the last one to a smaller tank, any way you can move this one as well?

The net is an okay solution for the moment, but either it needs to be removed from the tank, or what's bothering it does. Since you don't have an LFS down the street to give your naughty fish to, I think you're going to have to move this clam to a different tank. The net is only going to irritate it more.

BlueBro, can you use normal font sizes? It's really quite annoying.

Also, this really isn't a funny situation. Meowzer paid a lot of money for a very nice Maxima clam specimen and it's not doing well right now, not exactly the best time to be joking around. I'm sure your "cousin" Burrito has informed you that we really don't tolerate blatant disrespect, ignorance, etc. on this forum. If you really don't have anything informative to say, it's probably better that you just don't say anything at all. You're supposedly here to learn about saltwater tanks, so how about spending your time reading through the NEW HOBBYIST section and learning something.