So I am not very good at taking care of clams. Let's just start by saying that. My maxima clam is on an egg crate, when he should be in crushed coral in a petri dish. I am getting some of those soon for mushrooms, anemones, and clams. My clam is rarely responding to light changes, and is folding into his shell, which means he is throwing in the towel. It is a shame because he was a beautiful blue and I got him for incredibly cheap. My levels are great, so I am looking for pests in my tank. I have seen some fireworms and one aptasia anemone on my rock but other than that I have seen nothing else. Below are my levels:
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Ammonia: 0 ppm
PH: 8.2
Magnesium: 1300 ppm
Phosphate: 0 ppm
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature: 77 degrees
Alkalinity: 8 dKH
Calcium: 400 ppm
Clearly my levels are fine> It may be a parasite in the clam because my rabbit fish and other coral seem to be doing great. He is in horrible condition so I highly doubt I will be able to bring him back sadly. Now I am testing again today in case my levels dropped. I am going to try to identify the problem in case it happens to some of my coral.
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Ammonia: 0 ppm
PH: 8.2
Magnesium: 1300 ppm
Phosphate: 0 ppm
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature: 77 degrees
Alkalinity: 8 dKH
Calcium: 400 ppm
Clearly my levels are fine> It may be a parasite in the clam because my rabbit fish and other coral seem to be doing great. He is in horrible condition so I highly doubt I will be able to bring him back sadly. Now I am testing again today in case my levels dropped. I am going to try to identify the problem in case it happens to some of my coral.