racefan Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I HAD a Derasa clam that I got at Cuttlefish's grand opening and it had been doing fine. It grew to about 2". Well today I came home from work and all that I have now is an empty clam shell!! Parameters are good, I do weekly water changes (29 gal bio cube with a 10 gal sump, LED's) could the crabs have eaten it? I have several empty shells for them when they out grow what they are in. Fish wise I have 2 clowns & a 6 line Wrasse. Inverts, a couple hermit crabs,a dozen or so nasarius snails (really need to bolster my clean up crew ) everything else in the tank is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That's a bummer, and you had it a long time. I hear when they go, they go fast and many things in the tank like to eat the left overs. So you are in Kelso? Stylaster is in Kelso also, he is a very experienced clam keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 What kind of light do you have? Clams that have insufficient light can slowly waste away while we tend to think they are doing fine. Then one day, boom, they're gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rworegon Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I've lost a couple of clams in the past and Higher Thinking has it right. It may or may not be light but once a clam starts to decline they go fast and once they start to go the inhabitants of the system can smell it. While may cratures we keep will ignore a healthy clam, once they start to decline, they instantly look like some kind of ice cream treat that cannot be resisted and a clam can be consumed in very short order. Sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 I have LED's for lighting (29 gal bio cube) it's been growing great since cuttlefish first opened,however long that's been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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