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Giant Clam experts advice needed

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by kyle, May 26, 2011.

  1. kyle

    kyle Inactive User

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    OK heres the deal..I need an explanation or thoughts on what in a mixed reef tank would totally eat my yellow tridacna desara clam in one day??It was about 4-5 inches long and doing well..well up until today sometime.Just a clean empty shell left now.....GGGGRRRRR!!! damn reef inhabitants!
    Any thoughts?
    Thanks
    Kyle

     
  2. tasha6

    tasha6 Inactive User

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    What else do you have in your tank?
     
  3. kyle

    kyle Inactive User

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    Easier to list what I don't have.....two large serpent brittle stars,numerous small hermit crabs,many kinds of snails, a pair of yellow banded clowns,a coris wrasse,a small yellow tail damsel,two green chromis,a yellow tang.Many kinds of corals. I wager its the stars..but hey I'm no expert on clams. :)

    Kyle
     
  4. mcclandy

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    how long did you have the clam?
     
  5. mcclandy

    mcclandy

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    how long did you have the clam?
     
  6. tasha6

    tasha6 Inactive User

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    What type of coris wrasse? What color are your stars? There are quite a few different fish referred to as coris wrasse. Depending on species that could be the problem. I'm not sure the stars are the issue with the possible exception of a green brittle star.
     
  7. kyle

    kyle Inactive User

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    First I had the clam about a week with no problems
    The stars are two different types one is huge about 12 inches across when ope, its a brittle star with spines and along each arm are little bulb like appendeges. the other is a gray black ringed serpent star about 10 inches when open.they have always eaten brine pellets and whatever they can find
    the wrasse is called a yellow or yellow coris wrasse. pure yellow with two little black spots on the dorsal fine.Very non aggressive fish.the chromis even scare him.....LOL

     
  8. mthomp

    mthomp Inactive User

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    may not of been any kind of inhabitants. often times clams get whats called a pinched mantle . unless you know what too look for its very hard to tell but the mantle will be ruffled in a spot or two. when this happens in most cases the clam is doomed in a very short amount of time.
     
  9. Andy The Reef Guy

    Andy The Reef Guy Inactive User

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    yeah that or pyram snails, once snails start to go and being the decaying process, everybody starts eating and picking at it. They don't normally eat clams, but they will once it begins disintegrating
     
  10. PotRoast

    PotRoast Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I would be open to the idea that the clam died, and the crabs came in and scavenged. What you saw was the aftermath possibly. This happened to me one time.
     
  11. kyle

    kyle Inactive User

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    Thge clam was fine in the morning and just an empty shell left in the evevning...no mess, no carcass, no nothing..just the shell ??????????
     
  12. Andy The Reef Guy

    Andy The Reef Guy Inactive User

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    Yeah I had one go like that. I had him for 3 years and then introduced a new crocea some weeks prior. The crocea had presumably introduced a parasite I suspect, but neither showed signs at all until I found them completely missing.
    Dead clam flesh is a tasty morsel for all types of fish, even those no expected to attack live clams
     

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