- Location
- Westchester
Woke up this morning after yesterdays water change of five gallons on my 40 gallon tank and found my Crocea clam being eaten by my emerald crab and my hermit crabs. Can anyone please give some advice. Thanks
would like to know why this happened?
- Thread starter ruha456
- Start date
- Location
- Queens, NY
The Clam must have died over night. The crabs r just doing there job "cleaning". They didn't kill it.
- Location
- Westchester
Had a feeling that's what they were doing. You think my clam died due to the water change?
- Location
- Queens, NY
Not the water change. Something else in your water. Check your parameters something is not right.
- Location
- Westchester
Amonia was good last night when I checked it guess I'll check the other parameters when I get home from work. Hopefully nothing else is dead when I get home. Thanks for the tips.
- Location
- Queens, NY
Ruha how long have u had him?
- Location
- Westchester
A week I got him for free from someone I bought rock off. I think it was maybe my lighting. I have t5 and marineland reef LEDs.
- Location
- Westchester
Take the clam out? If not, ammonia will likely spike big time.
- Location
- Westchester
I had the clam under the LEDs but put him under the T5s yesterday after the water change would that be a cause? Just wanna know so I can learn from this.
It could, but then again I had clams just crap out on me for no apparent reason, although I am sure there was a reason, I just never learned what it was.
One very important thing you have to know is that you MUST acclimate them to any new changes. Especially with lighting. Don't beat yourself up though, perhaps it was sick when you got it.
Make sure your tank is ready for clams, do some research on the type of clam you would like to keep.
- Location
- Miami
I had my max clam under t5 with out a problem. And I switch my lights about a month ago. Still no problems. Did u move the clam ur self. May have. Hurt his foot that could cuz the problem.
- Location
- suffolk
+1 acclimation . Also , Did the clam at any point get exposed to air ?
- Location
- Westchester
The clam was exposed to air when I found it under the live rock I had purchased. So it came as a throw in. I've had my tank for about two months have four chromis and two clowns with a frogspawn, hammer some mushrooms and 2 fan worms which are all healthy and nice and open with great color.
- Location
- Westchester
An I didn't acclimate but it was fine open an all for the whole week I had em.
Being open for a whole week does not necessarily mean that it was fine. You MUST acclimate all animals to new settings.
When a clam gets exposed to air you need to burp it when placing it back in water.
To burp the clam simply tap it on the shell as you put it in the water. Gentle tapping.
When a clam gets exposed to air you need to burp it when placing it back in water.
To burp the clam simply tap it on the shell as you put it in the water. Gentle tapping.
Thanks for the tip Awi
I was going to get a clam soon, and I didn't know to burp the clam.
Thank you,
~James
Being open for a whole week does not necessarily mean that it was fine. You MUST acclimate all animals to new settings.
When a clam gets exposed to air you need to burp it when placing it back in water.
I was going to get a clam soon, and I didn't know to burp the clam.
Thank you,
~James
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