help anyone with clam info

cap11885 · 04/01/2012, 09:22 PM

my clam isnt looking good and i think he needs a fwd but im not sure how to do it. i have a thread in the clams forum but i have yet to recieve a response. if anyone has any clam know how please look at my post called Derasa Clam not fully opening.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2152958

JAustin · 04/01/2012, 10:42 PM

FWD on a clam..

April fools, lol

cap11885 · 04/01/2012, 10:52 PM

messed up

JAustin · 04/02/2012, 07:55 AM

I thought you were joking. Do not put your clam in fresh water!

Digitalelectric · 04/02/2012, 09:13 AM

Do NOT fresh water dip your clam. How long has the tank been set up/how long did you wait to put the clam in the tank. It looks like some of your gravel has cyano on it from the pic.

Voxboy · 04/02/2012, 01:08 PM

I noticed your clam looked good on the rock scape and not so good where it is now? How long has it been on the substrate. Try putting it back on the rock in the original pic ?
Never heard of freshwater dip for clam.

seanm001 · 04/02/2012, 09:31 PM

Seriously? I've read over and over again that fresh water dips are the cure-all for clams, even bringing them back from certain death from the dreaded pinched mantle. I didn't want to bring pinched mantle into my tank, so I dipped my maxima and it's fine.

I took a specimen container, filled it about half way with RO/DI water, and hung it on the rim of my sump until the temp was equal to the tank temp. I pulled the clam out of the fish store bag and placed it in the specimen container for about 20 minutes. Pulled it out, placed it in the dark in the sump for about 20 minutes, then placed it in the tank under just actinics. It opened up about half way almost immediately, and was fully open during the daytime light cycle the next day.

No clam will ever go in my tank without a fresh water dip first. It's an ultra grade maxima, was about 5" at the time of purchase, and has been happy and healthy in my tank for about 6 months.

EasyEd77 · 04/02/2012, 09:39 PM

A freshwater dip won't hurt your clam. I have done them to battle pinched mantle and it was an easy successful cure. IMO it won't hurt to try. I did 20 minutes in a bag of RO tank temperature and used a turkey baster to blast the clam in the affected areas.

04/01/2012, 09:22 PM	#1
cap11885 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 278	help anyone with clam info my clam isnt looking good and i think he needs a fwd but im not sure how to do it. i have a thread in the clams forum but i have yet to recieve a response. if anyone has any clam know how please look at my post called Derasa Clam not fully opening. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2152958

04/01/2012, 10:42 PM	#2
JAustin Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,628	FWD on a clam.. April fools, lol __________________ 211g Planet Aquariums Hybrid PVC bottom 48"x34"x30" and steel stand from CustomReefCreations - Reeflo Super Dart - OM 4way - SRO XP3000 External - ATI Dimmable 8x54w - Apex.

04/02/2012, 07:55 AM	#4
JAustin Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,628	I thought you were joking. Do not put your clam in fresh water! __________________ 211g Planet Aquariums Hybrid PVC bottom 48"x34"x30" and steel stand from CustomReefCreations - Reeflo Super Dart - OM 4way - SRO XP3000 External - ATI Dimmable 8x54w - Apex.

04/02/2012, 01:08 PM	#6
Voxboy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sault Ste Marie Posts: 410	I noticed your clam looked good on the rock scape and not so good where it is now? How long has it been on the substrate. Try putting it back on the rock in the original pic ? Never heard of freshwater dip for clam. __________________ Like my Grandfather...I wish to die peacefully in my sleep....unlike the screaming passengers in his car Current Tank Info: 130g mixed reef.

04/02/2012, 09:31 PM	#7
seanm001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 300	Seriously? I've read over and over again that fresh water dips are the cure-all for clams, even bringing them back from certain death from the dreaded pinched mantle. I didn't want to bring pinched mantle into my tank, so I dipped my maxima and it's fine. I took a specimen container, filled it about half way with RO/DI water, and hung it on the rim of my sump until the temp was equal to the tank temp. I pulled the clam out of the fish store bag and placed it in the specimen container for about 20 minutes. Pulled it out, placed it in the dark in the sump for about 20 minutes, then placed it in the tank under just actinics. It opened up about half way almost immediately, and was fully open during the daytime light cycle the next day. No clam will ever go in my tank without a fresh water dip first. It's an ultra grade maxima, was about 5" at the time of purchase, and has been happy and healthy in my tank for about 6 months. __________________ 110X mixed reef

04/01/2012, 10:52 PM	#3
cap11885 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 278	messed up

04/02/2012, 09:13 AM	#5
Digitalelectric Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 422	Do NOT fresh water dip your clam. How long has the tank been set up/how long did you wait to put the clam in the tank. It looks like some of your gravel has cyano on it from the pic.

04/02/2012, 09:39 PM	#8
EasyEd77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Ramon Posts: 437	A freshwater dip won't hurt your clam. I have done them to battle pinched mantle and it was an easy successful cure. IMO it won't hurt to try. I did 20 minutes in a bag of RO tank temperature and used a turkey baster to blast the clam in the affected areas. __________________ 75 gallon AGA with Lifereef compact refugium 2 sump, 2 T5 HO w/individual reflector and 2 175 watt MH canopy retrofit kit, GEO 612 calcium reactor with masterflex, and litermeter 3 water exchange system.