clam not looking good

[dburr]

I hope it does for ya.:yes:

 

[reefermon]

Originally posted by Tizzo
A lot of times the real small clams don't produce enough (or they don't produce it fast enough) zooxanthellae. Here are a couple of things to check first... Look in it's mantle for tiny, what look like grains of sand. They would be parasytic snails that need to go, also inspect best you can for those nasty pyramid snails, Lemme see if it'll let me post a pic. They are real small...
it's this...
If you have no parasites, then he may need supplemental feedings (not spot feeding). Is he attached to the rock already??
I just noticed thoes snails on the clam. Now do I take everything out the tank drain the water get rid of the crushed coral, rince out the tank and reset it up? I am going to put live sand and sand in next. Also I have a wet dry filter are the snails in the filter as well? Should I clean that out as well? Please help and thanks, I plan on doing all this tomorrow after work or saturday

 

[reefermon]

Originally posted by dburr
It sounds like a gonner, sorry.
But, your pyto and cyclopeeze is the perfect food for clams. They will take both. 3" and under clams need to be feed. The best way to do this is to cover the clam with the top of a cut soda bottle(which is hard on rocks)or put the clam in a bowl. I do the latter. I fill the bowl half way with tank water and put the clam in it. Feed the bowl with your food and wait 20 mins. I did this last night by leaving the bowl in the water. If you tip the bowl sideways, you don't even have to lift the clam out of the water.
Then return the clam back to it's spot. Of course, you can only do this if the rock is small enough.
The soda bottle way is, cut off the bottom. Cover the clam and squirt the food in the open top. Put the cap on and wait 20 mins.
Yes, check for the tiny white snails. They look like rice. They go under the clam and eat the inside out. If you do have them, they are very hard to get out of a tank. You would have to break it all down and switch out rock and sand. I had the snail type pyramids and I did suck out all my sand and haven't seen any yet. It's only been a month so the jury is still out weather it worked or not.
I just noticed some of those snails on the bottom of the snail. I was going to drain the tank rince it and put live sand in it. Are those snails on the lr also? Do I have to get rid of the lr? Do you think they are in my wet dry filter?
HTH

 

[reefermon]

Originally posted by dburr
I believe most of them will be found in the sand bed. Some will be on rocks. Like I stated above, I took out all my sand and haven't seen any yet. I thought I did tonight but my host snail is under the rocks and I can't reach him right now.
Some believe that their are 2 types of pyramid snails. 1 that host snails and 1 that host clams. I have not read this myself or seen any data to confirm. You will have to post a pic. Theirs are alot of bugs. I would go with sand if you like it, but it's your choise. Save as much as you can.
so the snail affect any anomines I have flower anomines in the crushed coral.

 

[dburr]

The snails will host a snail or a clam. Nothing else as far as I know.
The right way to get rid of 100% all of them is to break down the tank. Exchange rock and sand/CC. Clean everything with fresh water and alittle vinagar would help too. It's alot of work. Look at the under side of all snails for them and eggs. I would also pick them off your clam and qurentine him for a few days if you can, just to make sure you got all of them.
I really don't know of any other way. I just sucked out my sand because I didn't want to deal with exchanging rock and all that. I know for sure they are in your CC and I would put money on it that they are in some of your rocks. All you need is 1 and your tank is reinfected.
Sorry, but I HTH.