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Clam Being Attacked by Nassarius Snails?

April 26, 2017attacked clam nassarius snails

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Clam Being Attacked by Nassarius Snails?

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Hi there- Let me start by adding my thanks to you and your crew there. By far, you are the best and most complete resource for this kind of info. Two years ago, when we first started our tank, our ultimate goal was to have a clam or two. So we invested in great halides and have mostly corals and worms in our 50 gal tank (two fish–a percula and a magenta Dottyback). We still have all of our original feather dusters, and seem to have cycled through the various stages that indicate an established tank. Our feather dusters are beautiful and soft-looking, so we were ready to buy a clam. We set up our quarantine tank and selected a 3″ maxima from the LFS. It was in beautiful shape, and seemed to accept the acclimation process very nicely. We went out for a couple of hours, and when we got back, if you can believe it, our heater exploded. The temperature had gone from 79 to 83, and the clam looked like it had deflated. I was sick about this. I slowly