Clam with pinched mantle + going out of town

[tentacles]

So, I have a nice clam I got at the swap that has been doing well, but unfortunately it has become evident that its mantle has somehow become pinched.

I'm considering doing a series of FW dips, but I'm leaving town on Thursday (12.28) and won't be back until late on Tuesday night, so I'm a little apprehensive. Any ideas?

 

[prattreef]

Clams handle FW dips remarkably well and the cure rate for pinched mantle is quite high. Do the treatment and hope for the best. If you don't the clam is going to decline anyway.

 

[guarda]

chowder?

 

[guarda]

My sincerest of apologies. I couldn't resist.

 

[smoq]

Do what Randy suggested and if you suspect something is bothering it, make a cage out of eggcrate or flipped food container with holes in it to protect it from predators. I don't know if you have any of those, but both my algae blenny and christmas wrasse were picking at my clam to the point where it died.

 

[tentacles]

I have high hopes for the dip because its foot doesn't seem damaged at all, and it's responding to light changes a little bit. The thing I'm really concerned about is leaving it in the tank when I'm out of town if it isn't looking any better.

 

[tentacles]

FW dipped for 30 minutes last night in temp/pH matched water. Today the clam hasn't opened at all. Leaving town tomorrow morning

 

[prattreef]

It is normal for it not to open the day following treatment. Enjoy your vacation-- there is nothing else you can do. Is whoever is watching your tank saavy enoough to notice and remove an obviously dead/dying clam?

 

[guarda]

How's the clam doing?