My last two clams have detatched from the rocks they were on. I tested my water and my water is actually pretty good..ph8.2, spec. grav. 1.026,kh 9, nitrate 20-40 (its high but its half what it was), calcium 480. temp 75 (cold, but lights aren't on yet).
i took one clam out and dipped him in freshwater and i noticed all these black little bugs on him...i tried to take a picture but couldn't as they were to small and fast..i did see them though. they were jet black and thin. Could this be a pest? maybe the reason i lost my other clams? my corals look great and fish look great...clams look good too other then they were attatched yesterday morning and now i noticed they aren't at all. and the one clam is like 9 inches big..any ideas? Maybe its just leftovers from when the nitrates were super high, but they have lowered, but maybe too little too late..
i took one clam out and dipped him in freshwater and i noticed all these black little bugs on him...i tried to take a picture but couldn't as they were to small and fast..i did see them though. they were jet black and thin. Could this be a pest? maybe the reason i lost my other clams? my corals look great and fish look great...clams look good too other then they were attatched yesterday morning and now i noticed they aren't at all. and the one clam is like 9 inches big..any ideas? Maybe its just leftovers from when the nitrates were super high, but they have lowered, but maybe too little too late..