Clam from swap not doing well...

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I dont have revive... This morning I started getting strange charges on my main credit/debit card, so I wont have a way to pay for little things for at least 10 days! PayPal is KILLING ME.

Oh well, at least I got the phytoplankton...

Alfred

 

[al0ha]

I dont have revive... This morning I started getting strange charges on my main credit/debit card, so I wont have a way to pay for little things for at least 10 days! PayPal is KILLING ME.

Oh well, at least I got the phytoplankton...

Alfred

same thing happen to me....i got strange charges for hobby shop model airplanes....i had to cancel it.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Hopefully when I get home tonight the clam will be open and healthy... Happy thoughts...

 

[kres1024]

Hopefully when I get home tonight the clam will be open and healthy... Happy thoughts...

How's the clam doing ?

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Not better, but not worse.

Still holding out hope, but not much hope. It can't survive too long without getting enough light (mantle must be extended for this to happen)

Thanks,

Alfred

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Hey Alfredo I hope your clam gets better brotha I know how you feel

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Been trying to feed it every day with ESV phytoplankton. Hopefully that will help it keep it's strength up.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I never tried that , is it good ? I use rods food

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Rod's is more for fish, sure, it contains some cyclop-ez, but that is not really for all filter feeders. I don't know how good the ESV is, but it does get really small, which is important for SPS and many softies. Clams also prefer much smaller particles.

I will be buying a few other things as soon as my credit card issue is resolved. (Some jerk got my card number and started using it in Italy)

Alfred

 

[kres1024]

DT"s phyto is very good for clams

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I like having a variety of foods, so will probably pick it up as well.

Thanks for the suggestion,

Alfred

 

[masterswimmer]

DT"s phyto is very good for clams

+1

Just be VERY careful about the amount you feed the DT's. I've found it is extremely high in phosphates and you can quickly see an algae bloom when using it. Also, buy the smallest container they sell, the expiration date on it is very short and it goes bad quickly.

Russ

 

[ducati335i]

Put mine back in dt.. Still alive but def not looking good

 

[JonnyJ]

My clam bit the dust. Sad.

 

[pecan2phat]

My 3 clams are also not doing well. Performed a FW dip about 6 days ago.

 

[ducati335i]

Mine died.. Smelled so bad! I have s couple more though.. That maxima was not cheap!

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Mine is still hanging in there. I am really surprised, guess all of the TLC is sorta paying off. I have been target feeding it once a day. Great for the clam, but my tank is not very happy in general- lots of cyanobacteria on the sand and creeping up the rock. I have to go in every evening with a turkey baster and spend at least 10 minutes disturbing then suctioning out as much cyano as I can. (I do this an hour before I swap out the filter sock)

Anyway, it now extends it's mantle about half an inch, which is MUCH better than just two days ago when the mantle was not extending AT ALL.

Alfred

 

[james1990]

mine bit the dust a few days ago. I came home from work and it smelt like low tide in my bedroom. Took all day to clear out the smell. I gutted the shell and bleached it, now its a paper weight! lol

sorry about the fish alfredo

 

[c griseum]

Its terrible hearing about all of these clams that are dead/dying. I wanted one from Dr. Mac sooo bad at the swap that day but i saw an aiptasia and it turned me off having just eliminated an outbreak from my DT. I bought a small Crocea from Reefs Creation and was surprised when the young man ripped the clams foot off the little pedestal it was on!! Alan of Reefs Creation has been great since then, the clam is only about 3"-3.5". I took it even after seeing what happened, but this little guy is Status Quo, and recently looking a little better. Im sorry to hear all of the horror stories that occured. They are truly beautiful, delicate creatures.