clam HELP

con999 · 09/20/2010, 06:55 PM

ok this is going to be short because i dont what them to spread. i just got my first calm today and i just saw 3 tiny aptasia near the mantel. what shold i do. i dont want them to spread. and i dont want to was 80 dollers on this calm what shold i do?

zsuzsu21 · 09/21/2010, 08:59 AM

just take it out of the tank, make sure it is completely closed and scrub them off with stiff toothbrush. just be careful around the bysus gland

zsuzsu21 · 09/21/2010, 09:01 AM

don't forget to rinse it off with some tank water

con999 · 09/21/2010, 02:09 PM

ok but were is the glad? soryy im new to clams

NYCBOB · 09/21/2010, 02:13 PM

get joes juice or kalk and spray into the mouth of the aiptasia. toothbrush method isnt good, since any left over tissue will develop into a new aiptasia. how did u miss seeing the 3 aiptasias on the clam?

zsuzsu21 · 09/21/2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by con999

ok but were is the glad? soryy im new to clams

It's at the bottom of the clam. its a small opening where the shell doesn't completely meet. this is where clams attach to rocks.

zsuzsu21 · 09/21/2010, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCBOB

get joes juice or kalk and spray into the mouth of the aiptasia. toothbrush method isnt good, since any left over tissue will develop into a new aiptasia. how did u miss seeing the 3 aiptasias on the clam?

sorry nycbob, i should have said to discard the rinse water. BTW the method i posted was what dick perrin reccomended, and the method they use at tropicorium. I have never used joes juice, is it completely safe to spray a clam with?

09/20/2010, 06:55 PM	#1
con999 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: cary il Posts: 430	clam HELP ok this is going to be short because i dont what them to spread. i just got my first calm today and i just saw 3 tiny aptasia near the mantel. what shold i do. i dont want them to spread. and i dont want to was 80 dollers on this calm what shold i do?

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09/21/2010, 08:59 AM	#2
zsuzsu21 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: michigan Posts: 28	just take it out of the tank, make sure it is completely closed and scrub them off with stiff toothbrush. just be careful around the bysus gland

09/21/2010, 09:01 AM	#3
zsuzsu21 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: michigan Posts: 28	don't forget to rinse it off with some tank water

09/21/2010, 02:09 PM	#4
con999 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: cary il Posts: 430	ok but were is the glad? soryy im new to clams

09/21/2010, 02:13 PM	#5
NYCBOB Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 1,768	get joes juice or kalk and spray into the mouth of the aiptasia. toothbrush method isnt good, since any left over tissue will develop into a new aiptasia. how did u miss seeing the 3 aiptasias on the clam?