minus9
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Yeah, that doesn’t look good. The spawning could’ve been a stress spawn due to all the changes. In my experience, maximas don’t live long term in home aquaria. So you’re not alone.
Clam is spewing
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SFREEF3R
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@Dburr1014 I'm curious - you mentioned you moved the clam a couple times. Was it attached to substrate at any time and if so how did you free it?
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Dburr1014
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I moved it to upgrade my tank 4 months ago. I moved it yesterday. I didn't like where it was, half under sps colony.
When I bought it 5.5 years ago I was smart enough to put it on a dish shaped rock. I can freely move it at any time. It still attached now.
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Dburr1014
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Unfortunately the clam did not make it.
I picked it up and the byssal threads Just detached From the clam and stayed on the Rock.
I'm wondering if it was the Ivermectin from when I set this tank up. The drug has a 200+ day half life.
I dipped all my scape moving from one tank to the other 5 months ago. I did NOT dip the clam. Rinsed, GAC, new water, ect.
This kinda fits. I want another but going to wait 6ish months.
I picked it up and the byssal threads Just detached From the clam and stayed on the Rock.
I'm wondering if it was the Ivermectin from when I set this tank up. The drug has a 200+ day half life.
I dipped all my scape moving from one tank to the other 5 months ago. I did NOT dip the clam. Rinsed, GAC, new water, ect.
This kinda fits. I want another but going to wait 6ish months.
Monad
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That sucks. I wonder if it was the ivermectin that did it. The fact that the clam spawned so much as it was dying is a sign that that it was well taken care of. Take solace in that.
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Dburr1014
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Seems to me I read a report a while ago about ivermectin and clams. I go back and take a look at some point. I've been on a few threads with the use.
This is why I'll wait before getting another.
Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate that.
LPS Bum
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Spot on. Many people don’t realize this, but a Tridacna clam can do this as a last resort to procreate before dying. Spawning in a reef tank doesn’t always mean good news.
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Dburr1014
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This is the exact reason for starting the post. I knew they did a last ditch effort to save the lineage.
I was hoping it wasn't the case but, unfortunately it was.
It hasn't looked great for a couple weeks now and was hoping it would recover by moving it. I was definatly slow to move it.
