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I am at my wits end with Buying clams from Divers Den. I have tried four over the past few months and all have died within a week and two have gone up in smoke overnight. These clams seem to look great upon receiving but I am guessing they are very sick by the time I get them because of the speed of their death. My water parameters are perfect and I even boosted nutrients a bit prior to getting the clams to give them some goodies to feed on while establishing (SG 1.026, dKH 6.8-7.2, pH 8.0, Ca 440, Mg 1380, PO4 < .03, Nitrate < 10, Temp 80-81). On the recommendation of LA I have been drip acclimating for 3 hrs+ and have been placing them in a low flow low bother area (my very well lit refugium) which removes all sources of irritation. I have plenty of other difficult to care for critters (anemones, acro's etc) and have kept clams successfully in the past. Actually found them previously to be quite bomb proof if provided a good stable environment. My question is where are you all buying and receiving healthy specimens? I am sick of killing a bunch of animals so thank you in advance for any help!