Clam has been completly eaten... HELP

kevinbeatzeus

kevinbeatzeus

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So i have a 24 gal nanocube. 2 months into it, i've been adding fish and corals slowly. I bought this clam a couple weeks ago, and then on saturday, i noticed it was being eaten. i know it hadn't died at this point because the colors were still brilliant, and when i would pick it up, it was still responsive to touch and would close up a little bit. But now it is completly gone. A $65 animal has been murdered in my tank, and reduced down to just the shell. Piss-ass!. I have one cleaner shrimp who i had thought might be the culprit, but everything that i've read points away from my suspisions... Please help...
 
kevinbeatzeus

kevinbeatzeus

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i've got: 5 blue legged hermit crabs.
10 turbo snails
1 emerald crab
1 cleaner shrim
1 false percula (clown)
1 coral beauty
1 fire fish
1 banded goby
2 brittle stars
lots of mushroom polyps
a few star polyps
1 torch coral, which has also been mostly destroyed.
1-moon-brain coral
2-featherdusters.
22 pounds of live rock in a 24 gallon nano cube.
the lighting is the standard lights that come with the tank, not Metal halide...
 
wifishman1

wifishman1

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Originally Posted by kevinbeatzeus
http:///forum/post/2524035
i've got: 5 blue legged hermit crabs.
10 turbo snails
1 emerald crab
1 cleaner shrim
1 false percula (clown)
1 coral beauty
1 fire fish
1 banded goby
2 brittle stars
lots of mushroom polyps
a few star polyps
1 torch coral, which has also been mostly destroyed.
1-moon-brain coral
2-featherdusters.
22 pounds of live rock in a 24 gallon nano cube.
the lighting is the standard lights that come with the tank, not Metal halide...


well you need to put them up closer to the light, also whats your par???
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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Could be a few things. The lighting #1 problem. Angel picking at it upsetting it. Age of tank. clams need pristine water for the most part. Most small clams need supplemental feeding.
More than likely a certain animal did not kill the clam, but enjoyed the meal after it died.
If it's any consolation, sometimes livestock just dies.

The fact that the torch is not fairing too well is possibly a sign of bad water chemistry or lighting or both. Can you post the results of your water testing if you are testing them yourself?
 
paintballer768

paintballer768

Active Member
Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
http:///forum/post/2524079
More than likely a certain animal did not kill the clam, but enjoyed the meal after it died.
+1. The lights alone could have very well done the clam in, the metal halides are a must. As soon as the clam is about to die, the CUC takes over and will more than likely take out any chance of recovery.
And the torch coral, probably the coral beauty. I have one that I didnt think nipped my corals but I caught it one day and ate all my yellow polyps shortly after.
 
rebelprettyboy

rebelprettyboy

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Originally Posted by paintballer768
http:///forum/post/2689487
+1. The lights alone could have very well done the clam in, the metal halides are a must. As soon as the clam is about to die, the CUC takes over and will more than likely take out any chance of recovery.
And the torch coral, probably the coral beauty. I have one that I didnt think nipped my corals but I caught it one day and ate all my yellow polyps shortly after.
This threads 4 months old
 
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