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09-11-2005, 12:29 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canada
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Footless Clam, Evil Crabs, Prognosis?
Help, or perhaps it is too late. This morning I noticed that my crabs ate the foot off my clam. He is still opening, full mantles - but what is going to happen to him. Will he die? or can he regenerate his foot? Any help is appreciated.
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09-12-2005, 06:23 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Welcome to TRT,what kinda crabs did this? He was probably already sick.
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09-12-2005, 07:14 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Welcome to TRT I have hurd of one surviving but not usally.If it only took part maybe.
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09-12-2005, 08:39 AM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canada
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The Crabs were sold to me as emerald, they have the hairy legs but are a bluish green shell. My clam still has part of his foot, I gave him a little wiggle last night but a large part of it is missing. Now what do I wait for and when it happens how do I end this clams life humanely.
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09-12-2005, 01:37 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Give him a chance to regain his strength he has a 50/50 chance watch them darn crabs that doesnt sound normal to me there really is nothing you can do for him wait and watch is all you can do.
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09-12-2005, 03:52 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Did you see the emeral do it?that's not normal for them.Maybe something else did it and the crab was cleaning the area.
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09-12-2005, 08:43 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canada
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I didn't see them do it or they would be gone already. The only other mobile inhabitants are blue leg hermits. I will cross my fingers and hope. I even fed the crabs that day. I am totally fried. Thank you for your responses. |
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09-13-2005, 07:50 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Keep an eye on the hermits if the clam is sick they sometimes will try to eat him
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09-13-2005, 04:01 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Casey, do you think some direct feeding of DT's to the clam might help? or even cyclopeeze?
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09-13-2005, 04:03 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Originally Posted by Twitterbait
Casey, do you think some direct feeding of DT's to the clam might help? or even cyclopeeze?
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It sure wouldnt hurt maybe give him some more energy.Good idea. 
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09-13-2005, 08:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Dunnellon,FL
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I have never had an emerald crab or a hermit bother a healthy clam.How long have you had the clam?Clams often expel their byssal when stressed.He may not like his location. |
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09-13-2005, 09:26 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canada
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I have had my clam for 8 months. I fed him this morning to help him regain his strength. He has no colour loss and closes fast when you approach the tank. I haven't seen any body bothering him. I guess we will wait and see.
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09-13-2005, 10:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Dunnellon,FL
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pajama sam-It sounds like he is healthy.I'm thinking something in his environment has changed-old lights,new lights,powerhead changed or moved,even a coral that is growing can change the direction of flow enough to irritate him.
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09-14-2005, 10:38 AM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canada
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Aha - yes we had some change, a shuffle and the addition of a new powerhead. I never thought of that. O.K. Thank you so much.
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