my new baby... AKA The Café

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

SOMETHING ATE MY CLAM OVERNIGHT?!

So I added this clam yesterday. Found it 4 inches from where I left it this morning, picked it up to move it back and the dang thing is empty. So sad. Can see though the bottom all the way to the top.

What would have done that? I'm thinking I must still have a leopard polyclad flatworm. So angry. Those f' ers are impossible to get rid of.

fishguy242 · Nov 10, 2024

Mhamilton0911 said:
SOMETHING ATE MY CLAM OVERNIGHT?!

So I added this clam yesterday. Found it 4 inches from where I left it this morning, picked it up to move it back and the dang thing is empty. So sad. Can see though the bottom all the way to the top.

What would have done that? I'm thinking I must still have a leopard polyclad flatworm. So angry. Those f' ers are impossible to get rid of.

new addition ? moved from another tank ?

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

fishguy242 said:
new addition ? moved from another tank ?

The clam was, but I've had it for months in the 15g cube.

I have removed these devil flatworms before, 3 of them, before my last transfer to this tank. I was hoping I had gotten all of them, but apparently not.

What is a harsh dip or treatment I can do to each rock before I add them to my new tank? I've heard the flatworms die in various dips but the eggs survive, but I also haven't had any issues with them eating euphillia yet either, my torch and frog are unaffected.

Only a few rocks have corals growing on them so I should be able to do most dips or treatments.

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

How quick acting is a product like flatworm exit at killing the worms? I'm trying to think of a solution/product I can add to a bucket so I can dip each rock prior to transfer.

Any good ideers? Cronies unite!

Projects with Sam · Nov 10, 2024

my clam perished lately too. I think it was stung by a coral then a bristle worm got in and slowly ate it from the inside out.

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

Well I dug out my bristleworm trap, since these things can get into ridiculous small spaces I'm hoping it will work.

All I have on hand was rods frozen mix, I dug out what I'm hoping was a clam chunk and sweet the trap where I found the clam. Although after such a large meal will it be hungry or does it have naughty friends. We shall see. Gonna be checking the trap like a tweaker at the window.

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

Already entertaining. Brittle starfish going in for the bait too! Also moved the meats to the bait section once it was thawed.

tbrown · Nov 10, 2024

fishguy242 said:
Sorry y'all , but i need to sit this one out, too much going on,spread as thin as i can ever remember rt now...

Same.

Stang67 · Nov 10, 2024

No pressure to participate. Just threw it out there.

fishguy242 · Nov 10, 2024

Good evening y'all...

got all 4...

how, whatcha y'all doing tonight ?...

Reefering1 · Nov 10, 2024

Cleaning and listening to music.

Country Music Dancing GIF by Maddie And Tae

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

gluing and getting stumped AGAIN

fishguy242 · Nov 10, 2024

Mhamilton0911 said:
gluing and getting stumped AGAIN

Allow that extra X that's going to seat fully in fitting once glued...

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

So bought this barbed adapter. Thought it was for the 3/4" pipe. Nope, about 2mm too small. Pipe doesn't fit . Went to the closest hardware store, got a 3/4 slip to threaded and a threaded to barbed 3/4. Visually looks identical. Fits fine. Okie. And my printed part is one the adapter, it'll never come out. Printing another right now.
Even stranger, I looked up the size I bought from my order, says 1" barbed adapter. For the hose maybe but not the pipe, even more confused now. Either way I think I got it figured out. Kinda....

Mhamilton0911 · Nov 10, 2024

fishguy242 said:
Allow that extra X that's going to seat fully in fitting once glued...

I've actually been good at that, until I got to the grey schedule 80, I didn't realize it seated in to 1" so I flubbed one set of measurements. Been good on other measurements though.