i lost my clams

[jrodriguez]

what could have happened? there is more than enough light and the levels are right. but the wierd thing is i lost them at the same time... i did notice something wierd to day though. a little worm like tentacle pinkish with white fur. Could that have done something to my clams??

[tony]

clams can be very fickle

[jrodriguez]

i just figured that since it fogged up the water a little something might happen to our fish. i picked it all up but still worried and hoping they will be ok.

[hobogato]

i would do a large water change (about 30% ), set your skimmer to skim wet for a couple of days and run some fresh carbon just to make sure. the worm you saw was a bristle worm, and it was likely there cleaning up the dead or dying matter of the clam. if they both went at the same time, it could have been a water parameter or a disease - hard to say for sure.

[patman]

clams can be very fickle

i would do a large water change (about 30% ), set your skimmer to skim wet for a couple of days and run some fresh carbon just to make sure. the worm you saw was a bristle worm, and it was likely there cleaning up the dead or dying matter of the clam. if they both went at the same time, it could have been a water parameter or a disease - hard to say for sure.

X2
it's not uncommon to loose a clam for no apparent reason...sadly

[RayAllen]

what kind of clam was it? If it was a crocea they prefer to be on a rock lower in the tank. They attach there foot to the rock. Just a note if you notice the foot isnt attached then something could be stressing the clam out.

[bimmerzs]

Could have also been pyramid snails or perhap's whelks. They both are known killers of clams and could have hitchhiked in.

Cheers,