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10-15-2007, 12:51 PM
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Little Fishy
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Clam Trouble
Well, I bought a clam on Friday and everything was going very well until...
Let me start by saying that the rock that I put him on is pretty flat but there are a few bumps.
He attached really fast. Saturday he was attched and moved just a little, well the only thing that I can think of is that he moved so that one of the bumps on the rock would be between the shell when he closed up.
Now he has broken a piece of his shell off and will not open fully. I will try to get a pic when I get home today. Will this heal up or grow back?
If you would like to see pics of him fully open, here is the link.
http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107124
Thanks for the help.
Chris
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10-15-2007, 06:52 PM
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Little Fishy
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Well you can look at the post above and see the before pics and here is the after pic. It will not open up any more than this for the last two days.
Please help, I really do not want to loose this clam.
Thanks a bunch!!
Chris
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10-15-2007, 06:56 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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I've never had shell damage like that make a clam not open up.
Are you sure there are no fish picking at it? Is it still attached?
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10-15-2007, 06:59 PM
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Little Fishy
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Yeah, it is still attached, and I have not caught a fish picking yet.
Will this shell damage heal? I dont think that there was any tissue damage, but I am not totally sure.
Chris
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10-15-2007, 07:15 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Umm,.. Ya, Kinda,.. well to some extent. It will keep growing from there, so after a long enough time it no longer looks weird.
I'm worried about why it's still closed up though. Have you checked at night for Pyrmid snails? Any other pests bugging it?
What is your lighing like over what size tank? Where is he in the tank?
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10-15-2007, 07:18 PM
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Little Fishy
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I have looked in at night but I only waited about 1 hour after the lights went out. He broke this yesterday morning and has not been out since.
My lighting is 6x54. 4 10000K currents ran by IC660, and 2 actinics plus. Each bulb with IC individual reflectors. Light sit about 4.5 inches off water surface.
It is a 90g with 30g sump and the clam is about 8 inches under surface.
Thanks
Chris
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10-15-2007, 07:21 PM
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Little Fishy
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The clam still has really good reflects (sp) when I lift the lights it quickly retracts.
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10-17-2007, 08:03 AM
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Little Fishy
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The clam seems to be doing better now. It was open more last night and almost looked normal.
Thanks
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10-17-2007, 09:03 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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Keep your calcium up so the shell grows.Maybe he fell and he was in shock.
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10-17-2007, 09:20 AM
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Little Fishy
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He closed his shell on an uneven suface and broke it. He is starting to recover nicely. I do believe that maybe he was in shock. Both because he had only been in the tank for 32 hours then broke his shell. Maybe it was shell shock....
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10-19-2007, 08:38 AM
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Update? 
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10-19-2007, 10:04 AM
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Little Fishy
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Clam is doing great! It actually is extending more than it ever has (I have only had it a week)lol.
Thanks for the concerns.
Chris
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10-19-2007, 11:06 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cjtice
The clam seems to be doing better now. It was open more last night and almost looked normal.
Thanks
Chris
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Glad to hear it
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10-19-2007, 11:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cjtice
Clam is doing great! It actually is extending more than it ever has (I have only had it a week)lol.
Thanks for the concerns.
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Even better news!!! Glad it's coming around.
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10-22-2007, 04:10 PM
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good to hear!
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