Clam in trouble

Hens4Fish · 03/16/2007, 09:28 AM

Hey,
I have a 10" clam that was fine up till this morning. All morning it has been puffing out white stuff from its syphon, and the intake hole is gapping open. It also is about half retracted in. My parameters are fine except for the nitrates are a bit elevated, I guess because it is puffing out stuff. What could it be doing? Is it spawning or dying? It just keeps puffing this white stuff, and my whole tank is now cloudy. But my brain coral is open for feeding, which never happens unless I feed them. THe rest of the corals look fine. I just need to know to pull it out if it is dying so the rest of the tank does not crash. He still responds to light movement by retracting. I have changed the carbon and filter, and turned up the protein skimmer to clean out the water. Please advise.

Travis L. Stevens · 03/16/2007, 10:20 AM

Sounds like it is spawning to me.

Randall_James · 03/16/2007, 11:14 AM

You might want to try the Clam forum

http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumd...?s=&forumid=41

lotus02 · 03/16/2007, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Travis L. Stevens
Sounds like it is spawning to me.

I agree.
You may want to do a water change and check your water perimeters. Spawning usually occurs do to some sort of stress.

Hens4Fish · 03/16/2007, 12:10 PM

How long does it continue? I just put him in 2 weeks ago, would that do it?

AndyB4784 · 03/16/2007, 04:03 PM

Large clams don't typically ship well. Could be stress from shipping him unless the place you got it raised it locally.

Hens4Fish · 03/16/2007, 08:22 PM

I got it locally, it has been in the tank for 2 weeks, but this spawning has continued all day, the tank keeps getting cloudier. But my parameters are almost perfect, my nitrates are about 10, due to the spawn. All my corals are out and eating, I just don't want the tank to sour from this.

03/16/2007, 09:28 AM	#1
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	Clam in trouble Hey, I have a 10" clam that was fine up till this morning. All morning it has been puffing out white stuff from its syphon, and the intake hole is gapping open. It also is about half retracted in. My parameters are fine except for the nitrates are a bit elevated, I guess because it is puffing out stuff. What could it be doing? Is it spawning or dying? It just keeps puffing this white stuff, and my whole tank is now cloudy. But my brain coral is open for feeding, which never happens unless I feed them. THe rest of the corals look fine. I just need to know to pull it out if it is dying so the rest of the tank does not crash. He still responds to light movement by retracting. I have changed the carbon and filter, and turned up the protein skimmer to clean out the water. Please advise.

03/16/2007, 10:20 AM	#2
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Sounds like it is spawning to me. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

03/16/2007, 11:14 AM	#3
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	You might want to try the Clam forum http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumd...?s=&forumid=41 __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

03/16/2007, 12:10 PM	#5
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	How long does it continue? I just put him in 2 weeks ago, would that do it?

03/16/2007, 04:03 PM	#6
AndyB4784 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: lansing, mi Posts: 309	Large clams don't typically ship well. Could be stress from shipping him unless the place you got it raised it locally.

03/16/2007, 08:22 PM	#7
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	I got it locally, it has been in the tank for 2 weeks, but this spawning has continued all day, the tank keeps getting cloudier. But my parameters are almost perfect, my nitrates are about 10, due to the spawn. All my corals are out and eating, I just don't want the tank to sour from this.