Pinched mantle?

[ohio reefer]

My duresa clam looks like it has pinched mantle, what can I do?

As you can see the rear part of the shell is in question. The mantle does not go over one part.

 

[spspirate]

If it is it doesn't look like a bad case of it. Here is a great right up from Skins (Chris) https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/clams/98140-pinched-mantle-disease-id-treatment-options.html

 

[skinz78]

If you have GFO on the tank remove it ASAP. Then run some carbon with a lot of flow through it and change it every two days. If it hasn't started to look better in say 4 days then I'd suggest dipping it.

BTW what fish and inverts do you have?

 

[ohio reefer]

If you have GFO on the tank remove it ASAP. Then run some carbon with a lot of flow through it and change it every two days. If it hasn't started to look better in say 4 days then I'd suggest dipping it.

BTW what fish and inverts do you have?

No GFO, and I have an emerald crab I never see, 4-5 peppermint shrimp, a Lubbocks fairy wrasse, blue damselx2, and a pair of onxy clowns. Oh and a diamond watchmen goby

 

[skinz78]

I've had Peppermint shrimp pick at clams and cause them to do that before.

 

[ohio reefer]

I've had Peppermint shrimp pick at clams and cause them to do that before.

I'll look closer. If I see any they're gone

 

[ohio reefer]

Okay now he's not opening as wide as normal. I want to check him for any pests but his foot is solid on there.

 

[skinz78]

Cut a plastic bottle in half and fill it full of 1/4" holes and place it over the clam to shield it. I'm betting that your shrimp are pestering it.

 

[GHill762]

ditch the emerald... he's probably snacking on it at some point during the day. mine got banished to the sump 20 minutes after adding a clam..

 

[ohio reefer]

I have a maxima right next to it and its doing fine. Nothing's bothering it and it opens fully

 

[skinz78]

I had the same scenario, once the one they were picking on was dead they moved on to the next one.

 

[kes]

hope it recovers fully