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Old 09-26-2008, 10:27 AM   #1
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Crocea issues?


I've had a nice crocea for 2 years now, but recently 1/2 of it's mantle has been pulled in. It looked like there was a nassarius snail that was caught checking it out and got pinched. I pulled it out but it hasn't recovered in 3 days. I wondered if it got nipped by the snail and infected. I noted there were some of the small white starfish that were just inside the shell this morning (the normally harmless ones). It has not completely died (YET)...Should I do a FW dip to get rid of the starfish, don't want to lose him.
thanks for any ideas.
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Old 09-26-2008, 10:57 AM   #2
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No freshwater dip. This will certainly kill the clam.

Did the snail happen to look like this? http://www.reefland.com/rho/2006/05/...lid_snails.php

If so, these are parasitic snails that can kill the clam if in great enough numbers. Six-line wrasses and a few other inhabitants have been known to control these snails. If you find any more of these snails, remove all you can, there will be a large concentration around the base.


Or there may be no problems at all and it could come out of it. Usually (especially after 2 years of captive life) the clams won't be to bothered by flow, shadows, or even snails and hermits brushing up against their mantle.

The starfish inside the shell concerns me a bit, since they may be seeing the clam as a food source which would indicated the clam is dying.



Pics would be great, that may be able to answer quite a few questions.
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Old 09-26-2008, 01:35 PM   #3
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I'm quite sure they aren't pyramid snails...these were nassirous (sp)snails. I'd read in another forum a few years ago that fw dip helped cure for the snails (or pinched mantle?)...The starfish are my major concern too.
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