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That's what I thought about their gills, too. This morning, the "affected" clams still seems ok, but the other maxima isn't opening... I'll just wait and see. Thanks for all your help! James

The gills are almost completely gone (kind of dissolved away...) I'd post a pic if I had access to a digital camera. The mantle is still open, though, and appears fine. I guess I'll just keep watching them. Like I said, the the incurrent siphon is getting longer and is just a bit shy of the...

Is that crocea you have pictured on your site healthy? If it is, then I think my crocea's still doing well and is healthy. Mine's incurrent siphon is not quite as large as yours, Just to let you know what I'm looking at. The maximas' (both of them) siphons are longer than that, but not as wide...

Minh, I did recently add a clam, about 2 weeks ago- the larger maxima. It's possible it could have been harboring something that just took a while to hit my other previously healthy maxima, right? I mentioned that it had moved about 6". It moved to an area with a little bit less light- next to...

Thanks Minh- the crocea has had a wid incurrent siphon since I got him. It doesn't seem to have gotten wider or longer (towards the excurrent) The maximas, on the other hand have incurrent siphons that seem to be getting longer (towards the excurrent). The smaller one's gills seem to be...

Looking at the other maxima now, it may be gaping as well. It has never opened as far as the smaller maxima, but the incurrent siphon appears to be closer to the excurrent... If I lose them, it will be a long time before I try them again... James

Thanks, Sorry to hear about your loss, too. It's really sad that these beautiful creatures show no signs of "getting sick", almost until they are at death's door... James

maybe it's me that didn't understand all i've read. if it's the incurrent expanding to the excurrent, then that as well as the gills dissolving is going on. Sorry if I've been misinformed or misinterpreted what I've read. looking over those posts again, it can be gaping with the mantle expanding...

Thanks, Podman. From those descriptions and others I looked into before ever considering getting clams, it's doesn't seem like it's gaping. The mantle still looks healthy. I might try freshwater dipping all three of the clams like Minh did for his pinched mantle problem... Not sure yet, I'm...

My setup: 75 Gallon with 30 gallon sump. 650 watts MH, 440 watts VHO actinic. Photoperiod VHO on at 7, off at 7:30. 150 watt 20K MH on at 9, off at 6. 500 watt 10 K MH on at 10:30, off at 6:00. sump lights on 24hrs a day Water: salinity 1.025+/-.002. Nitrates- not detectable w/ Salifert, ditto...

Muchas gracias... Your English is much better than my spanish!! I studied Spanish in grade school and high school, but have forgotten most of it, unfortunately. I'm going to have to try to teach myself again!! Thanks again, James

I've got a question for you... A while back, I was searching the web and found a site in Spain that I think carried 20000K 250 watt double ended bulbs (similar to the type of bulb that you have, only bluer...) Are those bulbs commonly available in Europe- we still can't get them here in the...

I agree with doughboy. I had hair algae problems for a while, both using RO/ DI water or tap. The macros grow like weeds!! Added a sump with caulerpa, and all the hair has been gone for some time, no returns, even after switching to tap water. I am somewhat lucky, though, because the tap water...