Snails crawling all over my clam
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cpschult
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Lol what?
If no one mentioned this, lift it up to smell. Easiest test if it’s dead/dying.
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Timrpn
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I got him at a frag show, he was in a small container with another one that had a bit of sand in it. Seemed alive and well there, reacted when you moved hand over light and didn't have any spots or anything on him. Maybe I acclimated him to quickly, over 90 mins. I feel bad.
Most of the clams I've ever purchased were not attached to anything, what does that have to do with a clams survival rate? That doesn't mean the clams foot or byssal threads are damaged. Also, clams die overnight without any trauma.
Luno
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Apologies my notifications are not working correctly. If a clams foot is damaged from being harvested incorrectly or being ripped off a rock or shell it is attached to. It can put it under extreme stress and I have seen many a clam die from that.
Note I never said if the foot is not attached it means it has been damaged. It's like making sure a fish is eating before you buy it. It's safety, clams cost few $$ my last clam I bought for $380 im not spending that until I can see him attach to a rock or a shell. If is difficult to tell a damaged foot from a foot that let go sometimes so it's a safety thing to safe buying a clam that's foot has been damaged.
Secondly I do stand by clams don't die overnight without trauma. People may think it died over night but in reality it took a lengthy time basically to die of starvation from lack of light or lack of nutrients to filter feed.
Also I have never seen any real evidence "burping" a clam is of any real benefit
We can agree to disagree. I just don't see how buying a clam "attached to something" makes any difference at all and its a broad statement to tell someone to never buy a clam unless it's attached to something? Reaction to light/shadows, healthy shell growth are things I look for in a healthy specimen while overlooking the shell for parasitic snails. I agree that clams can starve for months but I also know clams can perish overnight from no trauma whatsoever. Add a sick clam to a tank and it can wipe out a collection very quickly. To the OP, loosing a clam is not fun but don't be too hard on yourself. Many factors remain in why your clam died.
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