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    Posted: May 23 2007 at 11:22am
I have 4 clams in my tank right now.  Today, one of them is looking terrible.  The shell is open but the entire mantle and body tissue is sunken and shrivled up inside the shell. 
Rest of the tank looks fine.  Actually the leathers and acros look fabulous today.
Ideas?
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Did you ck the underside of the clam. . .

Adam ck out this article:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/jf/index.php
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hmmm, what's your ammonia level at?
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Originally posted by Amie Amie wrote:

hmmm, what's your ammonia level at?
 
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Originally posted by Adam Blundell Adam Blundell wrote:

Originally posted by Amie Amie wrote:

hmmm, what's your ammonia level at?
 
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Maybe Amie is right.  Maybe my ammonia levels are too low.  Maybe I need to polute my tank with phyto so it can catch more food.  Hmmm, except my other 3 clams look great.
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Hey, I have some phyto, do you need some?  And, I was JUST KIDDING about the ammonia testing.  GEEEEZZZZZ
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Maybe my ammonia levels are too low. 
 
You could always use the now infamous, Mark Petersen ammonia spiking procedure.  Smile Please use a step ladder though ....
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Salinity, Calcium, alkalinity, and pH are the first things I would check.

It think the clam is a goner, but hopefully you can save the rest from the same fate.
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