Nothing uncommon caused it, as far as I can see, and after the spawning, the clam looks exactly as before. Activated carbon was added - 0,5 gram/liter of water tank and a 10% water change performed, to avoid spem toxicity. The skimmer stopped working during the event, but the next day it was working again. After the water change, skimmer perfomance improved. We're doing pretty well, after the "hapening".
My clam spawned !
- Thread starter RicardoMiozzo
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Tonight, both clams in one of my tanks were spawning, one squamosa and one crocea. Hopefully it isn't a prelude to death as was mentioned earlier in this thread.
The squamosa spawed for about 55 minutes from when I first noticed, and the crocea spawned about 10 minutes after the squamosa started and only went on for about 15 minutes.
The squamosa ejaculate was chunky and stringy but the crocea ejaculate looked smokey.
The squamosa spawed for about 55 minutes from when I first noticed, and the crocea spawned about 10 minutes after the squamosa started and only went on for about 15 minutes.
The squamosa ejaculate was chunky and stringy but the crocea ejaculate looked smokey.
My only advice is: keep your eyes opened. Both eggs and sperm from clams are very toxic after dead. The condition in any aquarium is of a relatively small amount of water to deal with all the chemicals produced by the event of a clam spawning.
I would suggest you to add a very good quality activated carbon and make some good partial water changes after that.
Just to be sure the water is not going to get polluted.
I would suggest you to add a very good quality activated carbon and make some good partial water changes after that.
Just to be sure the water is not going to get polluted.
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