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08/28/2007, 10:56 PM
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huge flatworm 2-3inch
woke up to see lunar eclipse and saw this PIECE OF CRAP in my crocea clam .
  ]What it was killing  the clam dead its nonresponsive. bought this clam from saltwater paradise cause i had that stupid card when i shoulda got it from randy  but after i try for a refund im not going to saltwater paradise because of this and just cruddy service.
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08/28/2007, 11:04 PM
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did you get to see the eclipse?
 sorry about that clam. as you already know- those big flatties eat clams! How do you know the flatworm came from SWP?
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08/28/2007, 11:07 PM
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ive read they cannot survive with out something to eat and it was inside the clam and my first clam too.
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08/28/2007, 11:09 PM
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Holy cow that thing is scary. Sucks about the clam....Makes me think of all the pretty clams I've lost over the years.
So its a Planaria sp? Kinda cool looking. For a creature of destruction. I would post this over at the Tridacna Forum so that other clam keepers can get a good look at that menace.
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08/28/2007, 11:16 PM
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some quotes i have found.
"This species preys on Tridacnid clams and actually resembles the mantle of a T. squamosa. It needs to be removed." "Its a Phrikoceros mopsus or a polyclad flatworm. They are nocturnal and a mollusk predator. not very common, and very difficult to find on lr. another reason to quarantine!" |
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08/28/2007, 11:27 PM
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WOW !!
I didnt know polyclad flatworms eat clams, I had two of them in my tank and I have 7 clams, I caught only 1 of them, and havent seen the other in months. They were going to town on my snails. I caught the one by baiting a snail upside down in the middle of the sand bed away from rock, they must smell or sense them, it worked for the one. OUCH  Now I am worried for sure !
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08/29/2007, 10:08 PM
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Sorry about your clam. I was at SWP today and the other clams are thriving. I have purchased many specimens of coral ,fish and clams there without many problems over the years. The tanks are clean and well maintained. I have a Squamosa and a Derasa purchased there which have been thriving for several years
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08/30/2007, 06:34 AM
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I should add the clam I had that died for no apparent reason did not come from SWP but from RC. Randy gave me a credit for the purchase as the other two clams that came from him the same week are still thriving. The one that died was larger, and died within 2 days...it was drip acclimated and my water parameters were perfect. I wanted to replace with another larger clam (Crocea) which Randy has not had only the 2" ones.
The one I got from SWP about a month ago is a dark blue with gold spots on the mantle, about 5" in size. Randy does have some awesome looking Maxima's right now, at least he did...I picked one up last weekend that has a very bright aqua colored mantle....looks great in "Clam City" as my kids call it. |
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09/10/2007, 05:23 PM
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Have one of those things and I was wondering why my snails were dying and my croceas mantle was eaten. It's hard to catch though. I'll try the upside down snail.
What about flatworm exit? I wonder. maybe I'll contact salifert. |
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