Do you dip clams?
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-Logzor
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Never had a clam, but I've had a clam predator in my system before (eats snails and clams). It was a polyclad flatworm and you definitely don't want one of those in your system if you already have healthy clams.
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I've never dipped them, but I always inspect them thoroughly prior to putting them in my system for Pyramidellidae snails or eggs of any sort
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Also, be sure to check for flatworms & nudis.
skinz78
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Agreed, never dip clams in Revive or anything like it or you'll most likely kill them. I just place them in some water and scrub the shell really good with a toothbrush.
secretreefer
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+1 that's what it do!
The only time I'd ever recommend dipping a clam would be as a last resort, if the clam was not recovering from Pinched Mantel and, as said, this was the last resort. Then it's a FW dip, after ph and temp are matched.
redemer123
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Id not recommend dipping a clam thorough inspection for them, however Id have to disagree with everyone saying revive would kill the clam. In accidental experience I managed to put a clam in a revive dip for about 10-15 min with the corals I was dipping lol, recovered just fine with no issues. Maybe I got lucky but who knows :), just wanted to add that tid bit of info.
Don't dip, but definitely quarantine. Clams tend to harbor unwanted pest often. QT and observe for at least a few days. Just like any other coral specimen, its always a preventive measure to QT and use a microscope to check prior to intro in the display.
